Implementing standardized work : writing standardized work forms / / by Alain Patchong

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910788189603321
• Autore: Patchong Alain
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boca Raton, FL : , : Productivity Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-429-25410-5; 1-4665-6354-0; 1-4665-6355-9
• Edizione: [1st edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (107 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: One-Day Expert Series
• Disciplina: 651.29
• Soggetti: Performance standards; Labor productivity; Standardization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: chapter 1 - Introduction -- chapter 2 - Training Day -- chapter 3 - “We Already Have Standards!” -- chapter 4 - On Which Tasks Can Standardized Work Forms Be Written? -- chapter 5 - Collecting Data -- chapter 6 - Introducing the Four Standardized Work Documents -- chapter 7 - Getting Ready -- chapter 8 - Writing the Forms -- chapter 9 - Shop Floor Application -- chapter 10 - Takeaway.
• Sommario/riassunto: The first book in The One-Day Expert series detailed the initial steps that Thomas, a young, high-potential plant manager in an industrial group, took to assess his plant’s situation through measurement of operators’ performance. The second book in the series, Implementing Standardized Work: Writing Standardized Work Forms focuses on the next step of this assessment—writing Standardized Work forms to help identify variability and waste.The book uses numerous examples, charts, and drawings to illustrate the interaction between operator, machine, and material. Besides process analysis, the book discusses process analysis charts, Standardized Work charts, Standardized Work combination tables, and operator work instructions. It also: