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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791560503321

Autore

MARTIN TIMOTHY D

Titolo

NEW HORIZONS IN STANDARDIZED WORK : techniques for manufacturing and business process improvement

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

0-429-25100-9

1-138-46414-7

1-283-00471-2

9786613004710

1-4398-4081-4

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Disciplina

658.5/3

Soggetti

Workflow

Standardization

Production standards

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: What Is Standardized Work?; Chapter 2: Observation; Chapter 3: Cyclic Standardized Work; Chapter 4: Long-Cycle Standardized Work; Chapter 5: Job Design for the Worker: Understanding the Levels of Interfacing; Chapter 6: Noncyclic Standardized Work; Appendix A: Philosophy for Auditing Standardized Work; Appendix B: Documenting Common Issues and Problems with a WCT; Appendix C: Taking Measurements with a Stopwatch; Appendix D: Workplace Mock-Ups and Simulation Philosophy; Appendix E: A Little More on the Kaizen Attitude

ReferencesBack Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Enabling management to verify that processes are being performed correctly and in an efficient manner, standardized work provides limitless opportunities for process improvements. So much so, that it has become a vital component of improvement efforts in Lean enterprise systems.New Horizons in Standardized Work: Techniques for Manufacturing and Business Process Improvement is an all-inclusive



guide to applying standardized work principles to virtually any business in any industry. It facilitates a fundamental understanding of standardized work principles and the logi