文档介绍：Achieving lean supply through agile manufacturing
Peter McCullen
University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
Denis Towill
Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Keywords The bullwhip effect effect, and thus to improve supply chain
Response rate, Supply chain, competitiveness (Towill and McCullen, 1999).
Integration, Globalization , The paper demonstrates that application of
Engineering In this paper we consider the effect of an agile
manufacturing strategy pany A’s these principles, as part of a supply chain
Abstract global supply chain. The supply chain has re-engineering package, does indeed
Drawing on results from supply three echelons, consisting of: significantly reduce bullwhip in a global
chain modelling and dynamic
supply chain.
simulation, presents four material 1 overseas warehouses;
flow principles which can be 2 a central finished goods warehouse; and
employed to reduce the bullwhip 3 a UK factory.
effect. A case study from the Four material flow principles
precision mechanical engineering Each echelon procures products from its
sector is employed to illustrate immediate upstream echelon. The original The Cardiff LSDG has been involved in a
the effect of rapid response
information flow from the overseas large-scale project on improving the
manufacturing and supply chain
integration. Analysis of six years warehouses to the central warehouse dynamic pe