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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299487503321

Titolo

Lean Manufacturing in the Developing World : Methodology, Case Studies and Trends from Latin America / / edited by Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz, Aidé Aracely Maldonado-Macías, Guillermo Cortes-Robles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-04951-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (582 p.)

Disciplina

338.9

620

658.5

658.515098

Soggetti

Industrial engineering

Production engineering

Development economics

Production management

Industrial and Production Engineering

Development Economics

Operations Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to lean manufacturing -- Main LM tools and techniques applied in Latin America -- Human factors in Lean Manufacturing.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents some definitions and concepts applied in Latin America on lean manufacturing (LM), the LM tools most widely used and human and cultural aspects that most matter in this field. The book contains a total of 14 tools used and reported by authors from different countries in Latin America, with definition, timeline with related research, benefits that have been reported in literature, and case studies implemented in Latin American companies. Finally, the book presents a list of softwares available to facilitate the tools' implementation, monitoring and improvement.