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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464370903321

Autore

NIEDERSTADT JOSEPH

Titolo

Standardized work for noncyclical processes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : CRC Press, 2017

ISBN

0-429-24616-1

1-62870-675-9

1-4398-8379-3

1-4398-2553-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Disciplina

658.5/1

Soggetti

Automobile industry and trade

Assembly-line methods

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Benefits and Prerequisites; Chapter 2: Identifying the Current Work Categories; Chapter 3: Identifying Nonvalue Add but Necessary and Nonvalue Add; Chapter 4: Collecting and Collating Data; Chapter 5: Populating the Individual and Group Yamazumi; Chapter 6: Sustaining Improvements and Tools for Making Improvements; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

While it is a given that most Lean companies adopt methods to standardize cyclical activities, they often fail to apply the same rigor to noncyclical work, believing that it cannot be measured. Standardized Work for Noncyclical Processes cuts to the core of this mistaken belief and shows you how to measure nonrepeating job processes and eliminate waste associated with noncyclical activities. Taking a hands-on approach reflective of his time as an operator on the line, Joseph Niederstadt lays out the methods he has instituted successfully in more than