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Author: Thomas A. Kochan
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780801484131
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIndustrial relations experts from eleven countries consider the state of the automobile industry worldwide.
Author: Jeffrey K. Liker
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 1997-11-12
Total Pages: 570
ISBN-13: 9781563271731
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is Lean? Pure and simple, lean is reducing the time from customer order to manufacturing by eliminating non-value-added waste in the production stream. The ideal of a lean system is one-piece flow, because a lean manufacturer is continuously improving. Most other books on lean management focus on technical methods and offer a picture of how a lean system should look like. Other books provide snapshots of companies before and after lean was implemented. This is the first book to provide technical descriptions of successful solutions and performance improvements. It's also the first book to go beyond snapshots and includes powerful first-hand accounts of the complete process of change; its impact on the entire organization; and the rewards and benefits of becoming lean. At the heart of Becoming Lean are the stories of American manufacturers that have successfully implemented lean methods. The writers offer personalized accounts of their organization's lean transformation. You have a unique opportunity to go inside the implementation process and see what worked, what didn't, and why.
Author: Thomas A. Kochan
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2018-09-05
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 150173167X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNearly every country that produces cars views the automobile industry as strategically important because of its direct economic significance and because it serves as a bellwether for innovation in employment conditions. In this book, industrial relations experts from eleven countries consider the state of the industry worldwide. They are particularly interested in assessing whether the loudly heralded model of lean production initiated by Toyota has become pervasive.The contributors focus on employment practices: the way work is organized, how workers and managers interact, the way worker representatives respond to lean production strategies, and the nature of the adaptation and innovation process itself.
Author: Pascal Dennis
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2007-03-02
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781563273568
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award Lean Production Simplified, Second Edition is a plain language guide to the lean production system written for the practitioner by a practitioner. It delivers a comprehensive insider's view of lean manufacturing. The author helps the reader to grasp the system as a whole and the factors that animate it by organizing the book around an image of a house of lean production. Highlights include: A comprehensive view of Toyota1s lean manufacturing system A look at the origins and underlying principles of lean Identifying the goals of lean production Practical problem solving for lean production Activities that support involvement - Kaizen circles, suggestion systems, and problem solving This second edition has been updated with expanded information on the Lean Improvement Process; Production Physics and Little's Law - the fundamental equation for both manufacturing and service industries (cycle time = work in process/throughput); Value Stream Thinking - combining processes required to bring the product or service to the customer; Hoshin Planning -- using the Planning and Execution Tree diagram and Problem Solving -- including the "Five Why" method and how to use it. Lean Production Simplified, Second Edition covers each of the components of lean within the context of the entire lean production system. The author's straightforward common sense approach makes this book an easily accessible on-the-floor resource for every operator.
Author: James P. Womack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-09-26
Total Pages: 365
ISBN-13: 1471111008
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLean 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: Mike Elbert
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2018-02-19
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 1439877807
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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: Dennis P. Hobbs
Publisher: J. Ross Publishing
Published: 2003-09-15
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781932159141
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Lean Manufacturing Implementation Guide is a "how to" book that describes and documents the proven steps necessary to complete a successful lean transformation in a manufacturing facility. It reduces the manufacturer's fear of change by providing proven, objective and standard how to methods that are understandable and can be easily applied. The book is designed for manufacturing and engineering management personnel.
Author: LAMNGEUN. VIRASAK
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Published: 2019
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William M Feld
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2000-09-28
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1420025538
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere are some very good books available that explain the Lean Manufacturing theory and touch on implementing its techniques. However, you cannot learn "how to be" lean from merely reading the theory. And to be successful in the real-work environment you need a clear comprehension of how lean techniques work, rather than just a remote understanding
Author: James P. Womack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 0892563508
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDraws conclusions for the future of the industry in the USA.
