Building a Lean Fullfillment Stream: Rethinking Your Supply Chain and Logistics to Create Maximum Value at Minimum Total Cost

It includes all of the activities that move materials and information from suppliers to end customers: planning, sourcing, transporting, manufacturing, inspecting, sorting, packing, and consuming, as well as managing the entire process. From: Lean Manufacturing Blog, Kaizen Articles and Advice | Gemba Panta Rei Overall, "Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream" ought to be in any lean leader's arsenal. It is authoritative, action-oriented, step-by-step, simple, timely, and results-focused. LEI is doing a great service by keeping its workbook series going, putting the means of improvement in the hands of the people who will do it. Posted by Karen Wilhelm, The Original Blog Reflecting on All Things Lean