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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785878603321

Autore

Blank Ronald

Titolo

Cross-functional productivity improvement / / Ronald Blank

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-315-30029-X

1-4665-7862-9

1-4665-1074-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.)

Disciplina

658.5/03

Soggetti

Industrial productivity

Production management

Industrial management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Productivity Press book."

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1: Basic Concepts; Chapter 2: The Traditional Approach to Productivity Improvement; Chapter 3: Additional Considerations for the Cross-Functional Approach; Chapter 4: Productivity and Human Resources; Chapter 5: Productivity and Your Quality Management System; Chapter 6: Productive Manufacturing; Chapter 7: Waste Prevention; Chapter 8: Productivity and Motivation; Chapter 9: Reliability of the Process and Manufacturing Equipment

Chapter 10: Implementing Cross-Functional Productivity ImprovementChapter 11: Overcoming Resistance to Change; Glossary; Recommended Readings

Sommario/riassunto

Using language that is easy to understand, Cross-Functional Productivity Improvement describes how improvement efforts can be undermined by errors and incompleteness. It illustrates the various types of errors that can hurt productivity and outlines proven solutions to prevent or correct them. Explaining how departments not directly related to manufacturing can hinder productivity, it provides time-tested advice on how to reduce waste and enhance efficiency.The book starts with an overview of traditional productivity improvement methods. Subsequent chapters explain how differ