978-1-4398-0439-1
Thin Air 'How Wireless Technology Supports Lean Initiatives'
Dann Anthony Maurno and Louis Sirico
Editorial: Productivity Press Fecha de publicación: 05/05/2010 Páginas: 251Formato: Hardback 229 x 152 mm
This volume proposes practices and paradigms to help readers integrate lean’s culture of continuous process improvement with wireless technology. It discusses the application of a wide range of wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, RFID, wireless sensor networks, real-time location systems, and global positioning systems. It addresses the modernization of infrastructure, the elimination of costly hardware and redundant equipment, the facilitation of e-Kanban, and the provision of real-time visibility. Drawing on success stories from American Apparel, the US Postal Service, Ford, Boeing, and Motorola, the text includes access to a Lean Wireless ROI Calculator that readers can use to calculate estimated savings in labor and excess capacity.
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Operating Systems
Digital & Wireless Communication
Lean Manufacturing
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