Lean Supply Chain Execution and World-class Supply Chain Management – Considerations in Maximizing Supply Chain Performance through the extended the Value Stream

Tuesday, June 7, 2005;  4:15 pm

Track:  Supply Chain Strategies

Presented By: 

Mr. Ron Crabtree, CPIM, CIRM,
RSC Consulting

Mr. Ron Crabtree, CPIM, CIRM, is an internationally recognized expert in cutting-edge business process improvement methodologies. An expert in communications, Crabtree has spent several thousand hours providing training and facilitation for large and small groups, in hundreds of organizations internationally, on a wide range of topics. He has thirty years of experience in a variety of business settings from small privately held manufacturers, to Fortune 100 corporations and leading global management consulting firms.

In addition to a BA in Management and Organizational Development, Crabtree is certified through APICS, the Educational Society for Resource Management, as certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM). He serves as a Director-at-Large for the Greater Detroit Chapter of APICS. Mr. Crabtree was recently selected by Villanova University to serve as adjunct faculty to develop and instruct on-line education in Six Sigma and other topics.

Mr. Crabtree also writes the “Lean Culture” Department in APICS – The Performance Advantage Magazine (60,000 international readers monthly) which focuses on World Class Value Stream Management and Lean/World Class Manufacturing.

Session Abstract:

Over the past 15 years, thousands of manufacturing companies have jumped on the “Lean/World Class” bandwagon. Although many have seen notable gains inside the “four walls” of their companies, a more competitive, truly “Lean” supply chain can bring huge gains in performance.  This implies the need to move to “frictionless” exchange between trading partners (Trading partners typically include suppliers, distributors, manufacturers, customers, and consumers – commonly called a Supply Chain..  This opportunity to move toward the networked or virtual Value Stream is redefining the business relationship among trading partners.

Additional Information about the Presenter:

Over and above his contributing to other publications, Crabtree is active in consulting and conducting seminars and training across the country, for businesses and professional organizations of all kinds. Crabtree has spoken to diverse audiences, such as software user groups, The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), The Engineering Society for Advancing Mobility in Land Sea Air (SAE), PMA (Precision Metal Forming Association), the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), SAVE, and the Illinois CPA Society.   

Drawing on nearly 20 years experience in implementing Lean/World Class Manufacturing, Crabtree has worked as both an insider and as a consultant in many different international industries – from automotive assembly plants to small A&D suppliers, process, printing, injection molding, complex manufacturing/job shop, remanufacturing, and distribution/retail operations. 

He has held many different manufacturing industry and consulting positions, including: Director in the world’s largest Lean consulting and training practice, Materials Management, Manufacturing Operations Management, General Plant Management, and Oracle Practice Leader for a top-ten accounting and management consulting firm.  

Crabtree’s relevant experience includes:

·         Instruction and Consulting in the Implementation of Lean and World Class Manufacturing techniques including JIT/Pull/Kanban inventory management, Kaizen techniques, Quality Systems, Value Stream Mapping, and TPS (Toyota Production System).

·         Hands-on implementation leadership in multiple MRP/ERP and Supply Chain Planning implementations and Demand Flow Technology

·         Achievement of manufacturing quality awards including QS9000/ISO9002.

·         Design and deployment of cost management, cost reduction, and Supplier Development programs. 

Published works: 

·         2003/2004 – Currently authoring the Lean Culture Department series on Lean Manufacturing in APICS, The Performance Advantage Magazine.  Titles to date: 

o        The APICS Practitioner and Lean

o        What it Takes to Get Lean

o        Barriers to Success (In implementing Lean/World Class Manufacturing)

o        Value Stream Mapping

o        A Key Building Block - Communications

o        Your Lean Guiding Coalition – Tips For Success

o        Accounting and Management Metrics -  and the World Class Enterprise

o        Tying Strategic Planning with the Lean & WCM Implementation Vision

• Lean Opportunities in Interesting Places – Sometimes Operational Performance Improvements Start in the Office
• Lean, Six Sigma, or What?
• Incentive Pitfalls in Lean - Careful What You Ask For. . . You Might Get It!

·         White Paper and Presentation, “Lean Thinking Companies – Don’t Throw Away Your Computers Just Yet. . .” APICS International Conference, October 10-13, 2004 – in San Diego, CA.

·         Article: “World Class Manufacturing Procurement Strategies for Smaller Businesses” – APICS, The Performance Advantage Magazine, September 2002.

·         Article: “So You Want to be a Consultant” – APICS, The Performance Advantage Magazine, July 2002.

·         White Paper and Presentation, SAE “Lean Thinking Companies – Don’t Throw Away Your Computers Just Yet. . .” Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Conference & Exhibition (AMTC) June 3-7, 2002 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

·         Article: “A Rebuilding Year” – APICS, The Performance Advantage Magazine, July 2000.

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