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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828766303321

Autore

Dinero Donald A.

Titolo

Twi case studies : standard work, continuous improvement, and teamwork / / by Donald A. Dinero

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : Productivity Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2014]

©2011

ISBN

1-4398-9364-0

0-429-25218-8

1-138-46357-4

1-4398-4611-1

1-4398-4610-3

1-4398-9124-9

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 p.)

Collana

Productivity Press Book

Disciplina

658.3124

Soggetti

Employees - Training of

Industrial efficiency

Organizational effectiveness

Teams in the workplace

Industrial management

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.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1 Use and Misuse -- chapter 2 A Variety of Improvements -- chapter 3 Green Mountain Coffee Roasters—Continuous Growth -- chapter 4 IBM—A Revival -- chapter 5 Ben and Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream—A Tale of Two Plants -- chapter 6 Herman Miller—How Lean Are You?.

Sommario/riassunto

TWI Case Studies: Standard Work, Continuous Improvement, and Teamwork provides the insight of leading experts to assist in the execution of Training Within Industry (TWI)—the game-changing business tool. Presented as a series of case studies from a range of corporations with a variety of products and needs, it illustrates the rebirth of TWI programs in the United States.Demonstrating how TWI



can benefit any and all organizations regardless of industry, the book details the specific activities decision-makers need to accomplish to successfully incorporate TWI into the business culture—including the Ten Points for Implementing and Sustaining the TWI "J" Programs. The case studies describe the use of TWI Programs at some of the world's leading companies, including: