Euclides Coimbra is a Managing Director of Kaizen Institute Iberia and was a student of Masaaki Imai, having spent the last 25 years of his career in the supply chain consulting field, and 14 years with the Kaizen Institute. He is a leading authority in the design of supply chain and logistics systems, having lead international consulting project teams at Nestle, Volvo, Rusal, Bosch and many other companies.
Part I: Introduction to Kaizen in Logistics and Supply Chains Ch 1: Total Flow Management: Kaizen and Pull Flow Ch 2: The No Kaizen, No Pull, No Flow: Life of Company A Ch 3: The Pulse of High Performance: Pull Logistic Loops & Customer Takt Part II: The Dynamics of the Total Flow Management Model Ch 4: Kaizen Reliability: Creating Change Capability / Basic Reliability Ch 5: Lean Production Flow: Introduction and Line Layout Design Introduction to Production Flow; Line Layout and Design Ch 6: Lean Production Flow: Border of Line and Standard Work Border of Line; Standard Work Ch 7: Lean Production Flow: SMED Flexibility and Low Cost Automation SMED; "LCA - Low Cost Automation" Ch 8: Lean Internal Logistics Flow Ch 9: Lean Internal Logistics Flow: Mizusumashi and Synchronization Ch 10: Lean Internal Logistics Flow: Leveling and Production Pull Planning Leveling; Production Pull Planning Ch 11: Lean External Logistics Flow: Introduction and Warehouse Design Ch 12: Lean External Logistics Flow Ch 13: Lean External Logistics Flow: Deliver Flows and Logistics Pull Planning Part III: How to Implement Total Flow Management Ch 14: Facing the Truth: Analyzing the Current State of the Supply Chain Ch 15: Establishing the Vision: Designing the Kaizen Pull Flow Supply Chain Ch 16: Taking Action: The Power of the Kaizen Way Ch 17: The Kaizen Pull Flow Life of Company A Appendix A - Calculations for Transport Kanban Loops Appendix B - Calculations for Production Kanban Loops Appendix C - Examples of Production Pull Planning Algorithms Appendix D - Basic Reliability Scorecards Production Flow Scorecards Internal Logistics Flow Scorecards External Logistics Flow Scorecards
