Made-To-Order Lean: Excelling in a High-Mix, Low-Volume Environment

ISBN-13: 9781138471030 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020

Greg Lane

Opis

While lean principles apply in high-volume manufacturing plants, the implementation methods and tools must be adapted. This text focuses on eliminating non-value-added activities and instituting improvements on the most repetitive jobs.

Recenzje

"This book is an excellent resource for applying lean principles to the complex topic of high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, and is core reading material for those implementing a lean manufacturing system in this environment."
— Lee C. Banks, Senior Vice President And Operating Officer, Parker Hannifin Corporation, July, 2007



"Finally, here is a practical guide to simply introduce the Toyota Production System (TPS) in job shop environments...If you own, manage, or work in a job shop and will simply give a try to the ideas, tools and principles described in this book, I predict you will find great success and will refer to this book over and over for years."
From the Foreword by John Shook, The TWI Network, Ann Arbor, July 2007

Spis treści

Foreword, Introduction: Method and Overview, Chapter 1: Managing Visually, Chapter 2: Management Auditing: Standardized Work for Managers, Chapter 3: Associating a Time with All Work, Chapter 4: Utilizing Day-by-Hour and FIFO Boards, Chapter 5: Making Improvements When You’re Short of Capacity, Chapter 6: Making Improvements When You Have Excess Capacity, Chapter 7: Using Value Stream Mapping in a Low-Volume Environment, Chapter 8: Becoming Aware of Your Inventory and Using Pull Systems, Chapter 9: Making Manpower Improvements, Chapter 10: Improving Machine Performance and Plant Layout, Chapter 11: Making Improvements through Office Department Kaizen, Chapter 12: Making Improvements through Office Process Kaizen, Chapter 13: Improving Your Product Costing, Conclusions, Glossary, Index, About the Author

O autorze

Lane, Greg