03149nam 22006975 450 991029948750332120251113212030.03-319-04951-810.1007/978-3-319-04951-9(CKB)3710000000094998(EBL)1698174(OCoLC)881166035(SSID)ssj0001186905(PQKBManifestationID)11754661(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001186905(PQKBWorkID)11242755(PQKB)11076248(MiAaPQ)EBC1698174(DE-He213)978-3-319-04951-9(PPN)17782221X(EXLCZ)99371000000009499820140327d2014 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLean Manufacturing in the Developing World Methodology, Case Studies and Trends from Latin America /edited by Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz, Aidé Aracely Maldonado-Macías, Guillermo Cortes-Robles1st ed. 2014.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2014.1 online resource (582 p.)Description based upon print version of record.3-319-04950-X Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Introduction to lean manufacturing -- Main LM tools and techniques applied in Latin America -- Human factors in Lean Manufacturing.This book presents some definitions and concepts applied in Latin America on lean manufacturing (LM), the LM tools most widely used and human and cultural aspects that most matter in this field. The book contains a total of 14 tools used and reported by authors from different countries in Latin America, with definition, timeline with related research, benefits that have been reported in literature, and case studies implemented in Latin American companies. Finally, the book presents a list of softwares available to facilitate the tools' implementation, monitoring and improvement.Industrial engineeringProduction engineeringDevelopment economicsProduction managementIndustrial and Production EngineeringDevelopment EconomicsOperations ManagementIndustrial engineering.Production engineering.Development economics.Production management.Industrial and Production Engineering.Development Economics.Operations Management.338.9620658.5658.515098García-Alcaraz Jorge Luisedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtMaldonado-Macías Aidé Aracelyedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtCortes-Robles Guillermoedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtBOOK9910299487503321Lean Manufacturing in the Developing World2143768UNINA