Lean for the Process Industries 'Dealing with Complexity'

Compared to its widespread implementation in nearly all areas of production, Lean improvement lags behind in the process industries. Drawing on 40 years of experience at one of the world’s largest chemical and materials manufacturers, Peter King provides the first Lean resource written explicitly for the process industries. Focusing on where the needs of the process industry differ from those of parts assembly manufacturing, he discusses the eight wastes described in Lean literature, looking at how they manifest themselves in process operations. He explains how to adapt value stream mapping for process operations and how to identify and eliminate the root causes of bottlenecks.
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Industrial Chemistry
Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing
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