Baseball, Apple Pie, Crayons: Supply Chain and Lean Management

Baseball, Apple Pie, Crayons: Supply Chain and Lean Management

Introduction

Companies cannot operate or compete effectively in isolation. They also need effective supply chain management in place. Supply chain management can be defined as the processes from the raw material to the finished goods connecting across companies of supplier-user. In other words, supply chain management refers to the internal and external functions of the company that enable the value chain to provide service and make products to the customer. This paper reviews and analyzes the designs of Baseball, Apple Pie and Crayons from a lean ...