The Lean, Smart, Digital Supply Chain: How to Enable a Lean and Agile Global Supply Chain with the Help of Technology
About this ebook
Furthermore, lean has been traditionally thought of as a "pen and pencil" technique as they were mostly confined to a single facility. As a consequence, while there are many books written on lean manufacturing, lean office, and, to a lesser degree, lean global supply chain, most if not all barely discuss the role and impact of technology in process improvement, and there aren’t many books that combine the topics of a lean and agile supply chain and technology (smart and otherwise) in this way.
This book makes the case that technology is a key enabler of a lean supply chain and is unique in that it links lean and agile thinking with available and affordable technologies to get the most out of improved processes.
Essentially, this book details various supply chain and logistics management areas where lean and agile thinking in combination with existing and emerging technologies such as the Internet, e-commerce, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Robotics, IoT, AI, and Data Analytics can take an organization to the next level through increased speed, accuracy, integration, and collaboration among all parties in the supply chain.
About the author
Paul Myerson is currently an adjunct Professor of Supply Chain Management at Kean University. He holds a BS in business logistics from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA in physical distribution from Temple University.
Myerson has an extensive background as a Supply Chain and Logistics professional, consultant, and teacher (both full- time at Monmouth and Lehigh Universities and at various times as an adjunct at Kean University and New Jersey City University).
As an industry professional, trainer, and consultant, Myerson has been a successful change catalyst for a variety of clients and organizations of all sizes. His 40 plus years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Logistics Strategies, and Operations Systems have resulted in bottom-line improvements for companies such as General Electric (GE), Unilever, and Church & Dwight (Arm & Hammer).
Myerson created and marketed a Supply Chain Planning software tool for Windows® in 1998 and more recently in 2024, with a technology partner, created a multi-platform Supply Chain Planning app for small businesses (www.forecisely.com).
He is also the author of seven books on Supply Chain & Logistics Management and has written a column on Lean Supply Chain for Inbound Logistics magazine, both since 2012.
