Title: Lean Manufacturing Implementation : A Complete Execution Manual for Any Size Manufacturer Author: Dennis P. Hobbs ISBN: 8131510891 / 9788131510896 Format: Soft Cover Pages: 264 Publisher: Cengage Learning Year: 2014 Availability: Out of Stock
Description
Contents
LEAN Manufacturing Implementation: A Complete Execution Manual for Any Size Manufacturer
This proven, easy-to-understand “how to” manual gives you the progressive steps to factory transformation to Lean without the aid of a consultant : It provides a toolbox of techniques for problem solving, continuous improvement, and for operating a Lean manufacturing facility on a day-to-day basis after the initial line design is completed : The book also features Kanban strategies for managing inventory including Single-Card and Multiple-Card Kanban Systems :
Provides complete guidance for factory conversion to Lean manufacturing without the aid of a consultant
Discusses how Lean lines are designed to meet future demand and the factors that impact throughput, scrap, rework, and optionality
Covers resource identification, calculation, line design, operational definition, and quality at the task level
Explains pull chains and pull sequences and how replenishment time is used to affect inventory velocity and impact inventory turns
Explores how company culture is changed, identifies the challenges of implementation, and justifies Lean transformation in dollars and cents, plus much more
Offers free downloadable worksheets, charts, templates, checklists, and a glossary of Lean manufacturing terms—available from the Web Added Value™ Download Resource Center at www.jrosspub.com
Preface
The Author
About APICS
Web Added Value
Introduction
Part I : The Benefits of Implementing a Lean Manufacturing System
Chapter 1 : History and Modern Applications of Lean Manufacturing Chapter 2 : Performing a Strategic Business Analysis
Part II : The Methodologies for Transforming Your Facility to Lean Manufacturing
Chapter 3 : Understanding Your Products, Processes, and Demand Chapter 4 : Line Layout and Workstation Identification with Process Linking and Balancing Chapter 5 : The Kanban Strategies Chapter 6 : Managing Inventory with the Kanban System
Part III : Project Management for Implementation, Line Start-Up, Daily Operations, and Performance Measurements
Chapter 7 : Team Establishment Chapter 8 : The Lean Implementation Milestones Checklist Chapter 9 : Managing the Lean Manufacturing Line