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The Oliver Wight ABCD Checklist for Operational Excellence
Since 1977, manufacturing professionals have turned to The Oliver Wight ABCD Checklist to improve their companies performance. Must-reading for logistics, distribution, and manufacturing professionals, the ABCD Checklist provides a superbly efficient approach to benchmarking your companys performance and capabilities against the very best. Its sharply honed questions cover all the essential areas:
- Strategic Planning
- People/Team Systems
- Total Quality
- Continuous Improvement
- New Product Development
- Planning and Control
This newly updated edition reflects the dramatic changes in MRP II practices and the explosion of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools. Including FAQs and tools from the field compiled by Oliver Wights international group of consultants, The Oliver Wight ABCD Checklist for Operational Excellence, Fifth Edition should be a critical part of any program that strives to reach as close to perfection as possible.
Synopsis
The Oliver Wight Class A Checklist for Business Excellence
The leading business improvement specialists who educate, coach and mentor people to lead and sustain change on the journey to business excellence and outstanding business performance
- Managing the Strategic Planning Process
- Managing and Leading People
- Driving Business Improvement
- Integrated Business Management
- Managing Products and Services
- Managing Demand
- Managing the Supply Chain
- Managing Internal Supply
- Managing External Sourcing
About the Author
OLIVER WIGHT INTERNATIONAL, INC., founded in 1969, is an international education and consulting company for professionals in business.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Introduction.
Foundation.
How to use the Checklist.
1. Managing the Strategic Planning Process.
2. Managing and Leading People.
3. Driving Business Improvement.
4. Integrated Business Management (Sales &Operations Planning).
5. Managing Products and Services.
6. Managing Demand.
7. Managing the Supply Chain.
8. Managing Internal Supply.
9. Managing External Sourcing.
Oliver Wight Biography.