Lean manufacturing that works [[electronic resource] ] : powerful tools for dramatically reducing waste and maximizing profits / / Bill Carreir

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910449955803321
• Autore: Carreira Bill
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : American Management Association, c2005
• ISBN: 0-8144-2854-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.5
• Soggetti: Manufacturing processes; Production planning; Process control; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Introduction: The Why; Chapter 1 Customer Satisfaction; Chapter 2 Cost and Profit; Chapter 3 Metrics; Chapter 4 Cash Flow; Chapter 5 Inventory and Carrying Cost; Chapter 6 Velocity, Throughput, and Lead Time; Chapter 7 Batch and Queue vs. Lean Flow; Chapter 8 Waste; Chapter 9 ValueAdded, Non-Value-Added, Required Non-Value-Added; Chapter 10 Doing a Baseline; Chapter 11 Doing a Baseline, Day 1; Chapter 12 Doing a Baseline, Day 2; Chapter 13 Doing a Baseline, Day 3; Chapter 14 Doing a Baseline, Day 4; Chapter 15 Doing a Baseline, Day 5; Chapter 16 Lean-Engineering Ana; Chapter 17 Seeking BalanceChapter 18 The 5S System; Chapter 19 Setup Reduction; Chapter 20 Total Productive Maintenance (TPM); Conclusion The Why: The Psychology of Lean; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: If your manufacturing organization is slow and inefficient, it's time to slim down. Here's a proven ""weight loss"" plan.