Many shops have simplified their production control by using card-based systems such as kanban and Constant Work-in-Process (ConWIP). Although these systems provide a simple and highly effective visual approach for controlling manufacturing and service operations, all too many shops struggle with failed implementations or achieve results that fall below expectations. These outcomes can be attributed to a poor fit between the actual control problem and the solution applied.

This book takes a different approach to most other books on the subject--as it starts with an introduction...

This book approaches Lean as an exercise in work design - hence its title. To provide an integrated view of the different perspectives of lean work design, the book examines the major work design decisions from each perspective.

It identifies the principles involved in lean operations and examines three existing theories of work design that help define lean operations: systems theory; system variance and the three buffers utilized to protect the system from variance (inventory, capacity and lead time); and organizational information processing theory.

The intended...

Das Buch beschreibt erstmalig in deutscher Ubersetzung die Grundlagen von Kanban, ConWIP und POLCA. Es ist das erste Werk, das ein kartenbasiertes Steuerungssystem fur komplexe Auftragsfertigungen prasentiert COBACABANA.

In vielen Fallen sind auftretende Steuerungsprobleme und gewahlte Losungen nicht richtig aufeinander abgestimmt. Deshalb unterscheidet sich dieses Buch vom typischen Vorgehen. Zunachst werden die Eigenschaften typischer Probleme in Produktions- und Dienstleistungsunternehmen skizziert und die Grundlage fur eine Problemdiagnose geschaffen. Anschliessend werden vier...