Lean Production For The Small Company

Author : Mike Elbert
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439877807
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lean Production for the Small Company written by Mike Elbert and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hands-on guide to adapting Lean principles and the Toyota Production System to high-mix/low-volume environments, Lean Production for the Small Company uses charts, pictures, and easy-to-understand language to describe the methods needed to improve processes and eliminate waste. It walks readers through the correct order of implementation and desc

Author : Gary Conner
Publisher : Society of Manufacturing Engineers
ISBN 13 : 0872638588
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lean Manufacturing for the Small Shop, Second Edition written by Gary Conner and published by Society of Manufacturing Engineers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A how-to guide to shortening delivery times, eliminating waste, improving quality, and reducing costs. It describes not only what to do, but includes many tools useful to the reader describing how to do it. It explores tools including kaizen, value stream mapping, takt time, determining optimum lot sizes, setup reduction and problem solving.

Author : Vincent Bozzone
Publisher : AMACOM/American Management Association
ISBN 13 : 9780814426609
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Speed to Market written by Vincent Bozzone and published by AMACOM/American Management Association. This book was released on 2001 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lean manufacturing is the single most effective way to increase sales, cut costs, improve margins, and secure the future of a business. The problem is that the principles and philosophies of lean manufacturing are geared strictly to mass production operations and can be ineffective, even detrimental, for smaller job shops and make-to-order businesses. Now, Speed to Market delivers a proven approach for smaller suppliers who want to successfully cut their lead time and trigger profitable growth. Completely updated and expanded, the book explains how to: * Apply the principles of pull, flow, and the elimination of waste to every area of the company, at every stage from quotes to cash* Implement a continuous improvement process while sidestepping the typical implementation pitfalls* Ease scheduling problems* Improve performance and profitability using the book's practical concepts, process analysis tools, and perspective-enhancing techniques and much more

Author : Lonnie Wilson
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071625089
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How To Implement Lean Manufacturing written by Lonnie Wilson and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2009-07-06 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Practical, Hands-on Guide to Lean Manufacturing This real-world resource offers proven solutions for implementing lean manufacturing in an enterprise environment, covering the engineering and production aspects as well as the business culture concerns. Filled with detailed examples, the book focuses on the rapid application of lean principles so that large, early financial gains can be made. How to Implement Lean Manufacturing explains Toyota Production System (TPS) practices and specifies the distinct order in which lean techniques should be applied to achieve maximum gains. Global case studies illustrate successes and pitfalls of lean manufacturing initiatives. Discover how to: Rigorously test and retest the state of your "leanness" with unique evaluators Develop and deploy plant-wide strategies and goals Improve speed and quality and dramatically reduce costs Reduce variation in the manufacturing system in order to reduce inventory Reduce lead times to enable improved responsiveness and flexibility Synchronize production and supply to the customer Create flow and establish pull-demand systems Perform system-wide and specific value-stream evaluations Generate a comprehensive list of highly focused Kaizen activities Sustain process gains Manage constraints and reduce bottlenecks Implement cellular manufacturing

Author : James P. Womack
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471111008
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lean Thinking written by James P. Womack and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lean Thinking was launched in the fall of 1996, just in time for the recession of 1997. It told the story of how American, European, and Japanese firms applied a simple set of principles called 'lean thinking' to survive the recession of 1991 and grow steadily in sales and profits through 1996. Even though the recession of 1997 never happened, companies were starving for information on how to make themselves leaner and more efficient. Now we are dealing with the recession of 2001 and the financial meltdown of 2002. So what happened to the exemplar firms profiled in Lean Thinking? In the new fully revised edition of this bestselling book those pioneering lean thinkers are brought up to date. Authors James Womack and Daniel Jones offer new guidelines for lean thinking firms and bring their groundbreaking practices to a brand new generation of companies that are looking to stay one step ahead of the competition.

Author : James P. Womack
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743277791
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lean Solutions written by James P. Womack and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As consumers, we have a greater selection of higher quality goods & services to choose from, yet our experience of obtaining & using these items is more frustrating than ever. At the same time, companies find themselves with declining customer loyalty & greater challenges in fulfilling orders. This text offers solutions to these problems.

Author : Chris Harris
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466586346
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Capitalizing on Lean Production Systems to Win New Business written by Chris Harris and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-12-14 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although there are many organizations that have implemented Lean production systems and become more profitable as a result, there can be a gap between what those organizations currently do and how they should plan for and profit from new business. Capitalizing on Lean Production Systems to Win New Business: Creating a Lean and Profitable New Product Portfolio explains how to create a Lean product portfolio to fill that gap so you can become more profitable from that new business. Providing a fundamental understanding of the Lean enterprise production system, this book can help an organization take its current Lean knowledge and translate that knowledge into a step-by-step methodology to win and launch new business. Lean topics covered include: Value Stream Mapping Plan for Every Part Process Design and Standard Work Scheduling and Material Flow Machine Changeover Quality and Continuous Improvement By developing the New Product Acquisition and Launch Portfolio presented in this book, you can dramatically improve your ability to produce the products customers desire and deliver them on time. Focusing on the concepts that are critical to the longevity of your Lean enterprise system, this book will help you understand how to deliver a product that meets the quality and delivery standards of your customer. It will also help you understand how this new product fits into your Lean enterprise system. Detailing how to achieve a successful new product launch through upfront planning, this book provides you with the tools to enhance efficiencies throughout your supply chain.

Author : Greg Lane
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439815178
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mr. Lean Buys and Transforms a Manufacturing Company written by Greg Lane and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-12-17 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the true story of how, armed with only Lean improvement methodologies, a specially trained Toyota Lean expert purchased a business he knew nothing about, applied Lean techniques, and succeeded in doubling sales and increasing profitability, before he finally sold the thriving business. With humility and humor, the author recounts his successes and failures, introduces his key employees and their struggles with change, and provides motivation and simple ideas for all readers looking to improve their businesses. He captures key points highlighted in text boxes and includes illustrative photos and examples of Lean tools at work. This story dispels the fallacy that Lean management does not achieve excellent results in high variation companies and job shops. Toyota’s OSKKK methodology is introduced to understand processes and guide a Lean transformation on the shop floor and in the office.

Author : Bruce A. Henderson
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781511657037
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lean Transformation written by Bruce A. Henderson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 1999 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known worldwide in manufacturing among those striving to maximize productivity and create pull scheduling of production as "the yellow book," this is the premier how to book for companies going lean. Touted by experts everywhere as practical, down-to-earth, and easy to read, it warns of cultural issues that are certain to arise, and gives step by step instructions for making the transformation. It clearly explains such tools as continuous flow, value stream mapping, kanban, kaizen, six sigma, just-in-time (JIT), techniques for quick set-ups, and other pillars of the Toyota Production System. It's full of examples of value stream mapping, how kanban can resolve material supply issues, how kaizen brainstorming can result in startling improvements overnight, how just-in-me (JIT) frees mountains of money tied up in work-in-progress, why Six Sigma quality needs to be built in and not inspected in, how bottlenecks can be eliminated, kanban snafus spotted before they happen, and how instilling a championship mentality in cross-functional teams an lead to increased productivity and continuous improvement that doesn't stop after the initial kaizen event.

Author : James P. Womack
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0892563508
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Machine that Changed the World written by James P. Womack and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1990 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws conclusions for the future of the industry in the USA.