Lean Supply Chain Management Essentials

196 Lean suppLy ChaIn ManageMent essentIaLs

helped manage the physical goods and information about their movements. While we

are not endorsing SCOR or SCC, we feel that companies can use the model to create

their own set of balanced metrics that are relevant to their own supply chain.

Technological Capabilities

e concept here is a simple one, but it is not often considered when suppliers are

selected: a company should partner with suppliers who can provide them with a com-

petitive advantage, whether by lower costs or by providing a technological advantage

to the product. Toyota uses several criteria to evaluate the technological capabilities

of suppliers:

Value-add and sophistication: A big consideration in evaluating suppliers’ tech-

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