Shingo, whose work at Toyota led to Just in Time Manufacturing, teaches how to implement non-stock production in JIT operations. The culmination of his extensive writings on production and improvement, this book provides a companion to his other landmark books on key elements of JIT, including SMED and poka-yoke. He covers basic concepts for improving production, and in examining various production systems, exposes fundamental flaws in European and American production philosophies. He also delves into the scientific thinking mechanism -- a new approach to improvement, and discusses production functions in both authorized stock production and non-stock production environments.
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When most teams map a lean value stream, they tend to focus on internal processes, and many organizations have reaped the benefits of implementing lean within their own facilities. The total value stream, however, for a typical product crosses many different organizations and suppliers. Darren Dolcemascolo presents a step-by-step plan for extending lean manufacturing across the entire supply chain. He makes the case for improving the extended value stream by demonstrating the benefits: increased profitability, reduced lead times and inventory, and better quality. He then presents proven methods for sustaining success and continuously improving the entire supply chain.
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For those companies seeking to introduce the concept of lean, this DVD provides an overview that is intended for non-management stakeholders, as well as for lean implementation teams at the beginning of their involvement. Viewers will see actual footage of lean principles and methods in action at major manufacturers and learn what results can be achieved in any facility. The Fundamentals of Lean covers the cost reduction principle, the seven deadly wastes, JIT and automation, the 5S system, three stages of application, takt, and standardized work. It emphasizes and, through its viewing, invites full employee particpation.
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In Productivity's Autonomous Maintenance video training series, readers learn how to unleash the hidden potential on the shopfloor and dramatically lower production costs. Each video goes inside American companies that have successfully introduced autonomous maintenance. Managers, shopfloor maintenance workers, and team leaders describe how AM worked for them. Employees from both discrete manufacturing and the process industry share their methods and successes in implementing autonomous maintenance. This video set covers the seven-step process for implementing autonomous maintenance and demonstrates the benefits of involving all employees in maintenance activities.
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In today's competitive marketplace, the flow of goods must not be hindered by avoidable obstacles such as maintenance downtime. Revised and expanded, this new edition provides current insight into successful strategies for managers, maintenance, and non-maintenance professionals alike. Updated topics cover current trends in technology, reliability maintenance improvements, and the challenges of finding qualified maintenance personnel due to an aging labor force. In addition, it gives a thorough review of what it takes to achieve excellence in maintenance. It treating this technical topic, it links a variety of seemingly disparate and competing concepts into a single simple strategy.
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In The Toyota Product Development System: Integrating People, Process, and Technology , James Morgan and Jeffrey Liker compare and contrast the world-class product development process of Toyota with that of a U.S. competitor. They use extensive examples from both of the competitors to demonstrate value stream mapping as an extraordinarily powerful tool for continuous improvement. Through examples and case studies, this book illustrates specific techniques and proven practices for dealing with challenges associated with product development, such as synchronizing multiple disciplines, multiple function workload leveling, compound process variation, effective technology integration, and knowledge management.
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Picking up where Shingo's Single Minute Exchange of Die left off, this book streamlines the process even further to reduce changeover time, while simultaneously cutting staffing requirements in half. The book begins by outlining the tactical principles for improving the three phases of the changeover procedure. Next it demonstrates how to improve changeover on a processing line. All of the ideas presented are based on kaizen improvements, which require very little, if any, expenditure. Process razing and the implementation of one-piece flow are also examined as means to eliminate wasteful transportation and searching.
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Bringing together 32 essays written by 39 highly respected organizational leaders and scholars, this volume provides a wide range of perspectives on how workplace cultures both cultivate and inhibit organizational learning and development. This definitive collection while rich in concept, contains a myriad of ideas and directives that managers and human resource leaders can put to immediate use. Lead authors include Harvard's Rosabeth Moss Kanter, London Business School's Professor Emeritus Charles Handy, and MlT's Fred Kofman and Peter Senge. The essays in this collection are organized in four sections: Guiding Ideas, Theories/Methods/Processes, Infrastructure, and Arenas of Practice.
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While it may be simplistic in its approach, to be successful Hiroyuki Hirano’s 5S System requires the full participation of stakeholders, from management and executives to workers on the floor and office personal. Ideal for managerial teams who want to build awareness of the 5S system or sell executives on the value of its execution, this video provides an overview of the system’s key elements: Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. Adhering to the principle of efficiency that defines this revolutionary and proven system, the video succinctly explains what is involved, who should participate, and what it will take to get started.
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