How to implement lean manufacturing
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Published: |
McGraw-Hill,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xv, 316 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780071625074 (alk. paper) 0071625070 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | F406 |
CLC: | F406.2 |
Call Number: | F406.2/W749 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. What is the perspective of this book? -- Lean manufacturing and the Toyota production system -- Inventory and variation -- Lean manufacturing simplified -- The significance of lead time -- How to do lean--cultural change fundamentals -- How to do lean--the four strategies to becoming lean -- How to implement lean--the prescription for the lean project -- Planning and goals -- Sustaining the gains -- Cultures -- Constraint management -- Cellular manufacturing -- The story of the Alpha Line -- The story of the Bravo Line : a tale of reduced lead times and lots of early gains -- Using the prescription--three case studies -- The precursors to lean not handled well -- An experiment in variation, dependent events, and inventory -- Assessment tools -- A house of lean -- Glossary. |