Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Quality Control

This is a primary text project that combines sustainability development with engineering entrepreneurship and design to present a multi-disciplinary approach to modern engineering education. It is distinguished by extensive descriptions of concepts on sustainability, its principles and its relevance to environmental, economic and societal issues. The theme of sustainability is incorated throughout the text. This book presents a flexible organization, which will allow it to be used in a number of various courses, such as innovation in engineering, engineering entrepreneurship and design,...

Make Your Business a Lean Business is a written by business leaders for business leaders as a how to guide to building enduring market leadership. Based on the authors more than 60 years experience applying Lean to operations and businesses, this book will allow readers to understand Lean principles and apply practices to transform their business. Readers will be able follow a logical path aligning their business from strategy to every detailed activity and engaging their entire organization in contributing to becoming more competitive day be day. It is the only...

Toyota has expanded from a venture enterprise to one of the biggest global enterprises because of its innovative mind-set (Toyota thinking habits) using Breakthrough Thinking. Toyota has been famous for Kaizen (improvement) activities -- Kaizen activity is necessary for innovation.

There are many books on the market that discusses the Toyota Production System, but few that insightfully analyse its marketing strategy. This is the first book of its kind - it is authored by former Toyota marketing executives.

This book explores:

(1) Toyota...

The book presents the detailed approach to a Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment (MCPD) system transformation in production companies. The establishment of a MCPD System is presented to fully detail the practical implications of the main activities required in the initial phase of implementing the MCPD system. These required activities are presented in detail in three major phases and seven basic steps. The activities necessary for a constant and consistent application of MCPD are then shown, especially the MCPD impact on remodeling and continuously improving the production systems. Two...

The best healthcare organizations have developed effective approaches to develop compelling strategic visions and strategies based on long-term thinking and continue to apply Lean principles across their organizations to create a culture of continuous improvement. Establishing effective strategies and Toyota style Hoshin Kanri enables healthcare organizations to align everyone in the organizations and creates a unique competitive advantage. This book follows a regional hospital's journey through the creation of long-term strategic goals and Toyota Style strategy deployment.

This book is geared toward Lean and Six Sigma professionals who know that a rigid, highly prescriptive, and "instant" change management program is destined to fail. The program must be transparent and flexible, and the focus should center on an experimental feedback-driven approach. This book is authored by a business executive and certified lean six sigma black belt -- most others are written by consultants, professor, or persons trained in organizational development. It will feature interviews with change management practitioners (executives, project managers, black belts, etc.) and will...

Completely revised to align with ISO 9001:2015, this handbook has been the bible for users of 　ISO 9001 since 1994, helping organizations get certified and increase the quality of their outputs.

Whether you are an experienced professional, a novice, or a quality management student or researcher, this is a crucial addition to your bookshelf. The various ways in which requirements are interpreted and applied are discussed using published definitions, reasoned arguments and practical examples.　 Packed with insights into how the standard has been used, misused and...

Completely revised to align with ISO 9001:2015, this handbook has been the bible for users of 　ISO 9001 since 1994, helping organizations get certified and increase the quality of their outputs.

Whether you are an experienced professional, a novice, or a quality management student or researcher, this is a crucial addition to your bookshelf. The various ways in which requirements are interpreted and applied are discussed using published definitions, reasoned arguments and practical examples.　 Packed with insights into how the standard has been used, misused and...

The book is about applying Lean manufacturing principles to industrial maintenance in order to improve the efficiency and be able to do more with the same (or less) resources. By industrial maintenance we mean the maintenance that takes place in factories and industrial facilities. The book is the result of multiple improvement projects carried out by the authors in various industrial settings and sectors in the past 10 years.The approach works and can be applied in any industry. It yields results without investment. The book is a step-by-step guide that takes the reader through the...

The book is about applying Lean manufacturing principles to industrial maintenance in order to improve the efficiency and be able to do more with the same (or less) resources. By industrial maintenance we mean the maintenance that takes place in factories and industrial facilities. The book is the result of multiple improvement projects carried out by the authors in various industrial settings and sectors in the past 10 years.The approach works and can be applied in any industry. It yields results without investment. The book is a step-by-step guide that takes the reader through the...

Lean tools alone don't lead to successful Lean initiatives: The missing piece is culture. The author will revise all chapters based on new insights and will expand the chapter on relationships between owners and architects as Kaizan events on culture/vulnerability-based trust improved processes and eliminated work stoppages. The importance of aligning under one goal across organizations will be detailed as well as the pitfalls of giving different functions different goals. Value stream mapping is primary to resolve conflicts. Future state maps will fail if leaders work in silos, protect...