Title: Actual Experiences of a CEO : How to Make Continuous Improvement in Manufacturing Succeed Author: Hank McHale ISBN: 0873893298 / 9780873893299 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 160 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Year: 1995 Availability: In Stock
Description
Contents
This unique book describes continuous improvement in manufacturing from an executive viewpoint. It emphasizes how to incorproate the planning, organizing, directing, and controlling of key processes. Actual Experiences of a CEO includes tips on: creating a continuous improvement manufacturing management process to meet customer requirements; translating improvement of quality, delivery and lead time into market share, profit and cash flow.
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Elements of a Total Process of Continuous Improvement
The Failure of Leadership
Chapter 1 : A Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Management Process to Meet Customer Requirements-Overview Chapter 2 : Customer Requirements Chapter 3 : Root-Cause Analysis of Nonconformance to Customer Requirements Chapter 4 : Major Types of Root Causes Chapter 5 : Identifying Actions Required to Remedy Root Causes of Customer Requirement Nonconformance Chapter 6 : A Leader’s Role: Auditing (Observing) Procedures and Demonstrating (Coaching) Performance Expectations (Box9) Chapter 7 : The Role of a Leader in Financial Improvement: Translating Improvement of Quality, Delivery, and Lead Time into Market Share, Profit, and Improved Cash Flow Chapter 8 : The Formality of the Continuous Improvement Process, and Other Final Observations
Appendix A : Selected Major Manufacturing Improvement Concepts
Appendix B : Examples of Written Action Plans
Additional Readings
Index