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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465042603321

Autore

Relyea Douglas B.

Titolo

Popular manufacturing myths : eliminating widely held beliefs that reduce competitiveness / / by Douglas B. Relyea

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : Productivity Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2013

ISBN

1-315-30040-0

1-4822-0997-7

1-322-63098-4

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

658.5

Soggetti

Manufacturing processes

Competition

Profit

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1 - Introduction to Manufacturing Myths -- chapter 2 - Expectational Myths -- chapter 3 - Data Myths -- chapter 4 - Our Process Is Different -- chapter 5 - Measurement Process Myths -- chapter 6 - Only Adjust One Process Parameter at a Time -- chapter 7 - Raw Material Myths -- chapter 8 - Addendum.

Sommario/riassunto

Addressing the beliefs and attitudes that can be detrimental to your organization’s competitiveness, Popular Manufacturing Myths: Eliminating Widely Held Beliefs That Reduce Competitiveness offers time-tested insight into the most common myths encountered in manufacturing environments. It classifies these myths into management myths, shop floor myths, and if appropriate, shared management and shop floor myths.Explaining the reasons why these deeply ingrained beliefs exist, the book outlines remedies that can help to quickly dispel them within your organization. It presents case studies that examine these myths and includes numerous real-world examples that outline simple, yet effective, solutions. Some of the myths dispelled in this book include: