Lean Transportation Management - Using Logistics As a Strategic Differentiator

List of contents

List of Figures. List of Tables. Introduction. About the Author. Chapter 1: Lean. Chapter 2: Transportation. Chapter 3: Transportation Management. Chapter 4: Lean Transportation Management. Abbreviations.For Further Reading.

About the author

Mohamed Achahchah, PMP, Green Belt, LEAN Advanced, is currently a Logistics Fulfillment Manager at Philips Healthcare. He studied business administration and has 18 years of experience in global distribution management. He started working in a customer service desk handling complaints and claims and learned how important this feedback is for a company. In his further career, he gained experience in transportation management and learned the specifics of this business and the relation between quality, service and costs. Later on, he worked as project manager leading projects like network redesign studies and simulations, tenders, analyzing customer order behaviors, lead-time and cost reductions, carrier selections and implementations, analyzing self-steering teams and mini-companies and lead process surveys. He is PMP® and green belt certified. As advanced lean certified practitioner, he is currently working as a logistics manager at an international company and involved in implementing lean in a logistics environment. For feedback, ideas, questions, etc. please send an e-mail to [e-mail].

Summary

This book provides an overview of the key transportation management processes from a shipper’s perspective. It enables managers to get a quick insight in the added value of transportation as a strategic differentiator, its key drivers, and guidelines on how to use them in an effective and efficient decision-making process.

Product details

• Authors: Mohamed Achahchah
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781138592278
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59227-8
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Production & Operations Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Quality Control, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Purchasing & Buying, business strategy, Purchasing & supply management, Production & quality control management, Intelligent & Automated Transport System Technology, Intelligent and automated transport system technology, Production and quality control management, Purchasing and supply management