How To Implement Lean ManufacturingA Practical, Hands-on Guide to Lean Manufacturing This real-world resource offers proven solutions for implementing lean manufacturing in an enterprise environment, covering the engineering and production aspects as well as the business culture concerns. Filled with detailed examples, the book focuses on the rapid application of lean principles so that large, early financial gains can be made. How to Implement Lean Manufacturing explains Toyota Production System (TPS) practices and specifies the distinct order in which lean techniques should be applied to achieve maximum gains. Global case studies illustrate successes and pitfalls of lean manufacturing initiatives. Discover how to:
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Contents
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3 Inventory and Variation | 41 |
4 Lean Manufacturing Simplified | 59 |
5 The Significance of Lead Time | 73 |
6 How to Do LeanCultural Change Fundamentals | 87 |
7 How to Do LeanThe Four Strategies to Becoming Lean | 111 |
8 How to Implement LeanThe Prescription for the Lean Project | 135 |
13 Cellular Manufacturing | 195 |
14 The Story of the Alpha Line | 211 |
A Tale of Reduced Lead Times and Lots of Early Gains | 221 |
16 Using the PrescriptionThree Case Studies | 235 |
17 The Precursors to Lean Not Handled Well | 273 |
18 An Experiment in Variation Dependent Events and Inventory | 285 |
19 Assessment Tools | 291 |
20 A House of Lean | 299 |
9 Planning and Goals | 153 |
10 Sustaining the Gains | 163 |
11 Cultures | 179 |
12 Constraint Management | 189 |
Glossary | 301 |
Bibliography | 309 |
Index | 311 |