Lean Manufacturing : Fundamentals, Tools, Approaches, and Industry 4.0 Integration

Title: Lean Manufacturing : Fundamentals, Tools, Approaches, and Industry 4.0 Integration
Author: S. Vinodh
ISBN: 1032040459 / 9781032040455
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 112
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2022
Availability: 2 to 3 weeks

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Lean manufacturing concepts are being applied to a variety of industries. These concepts ensure streamlined processes through a systematic analysis of wastes and elimination, while enhancing value. This book offers fundamentals, theoretical concepts, case studies, and examples, along with insights for lean integration in Industry 4.0.

The book offers a comprehensive coverage of topics in lean manufacturing which includes lean elements and tools, performance measures, project selection, integration, along with other related strategies. It ensures a balance between theory and practice of lean manufacturing by including the implementation aspects of lean tools. The book will explore insights for Industry 4.0 related to lean concepts and provide details on how they relate. Illustrations and examples depicting OEE (Over Equipment Effectiveness) analysis and value stream map analysis are included. The book also provides case studies on lean manufacturing covering value stream mapping, project selection, and performance measurement.

Lean Manufacturing: Fundamentals, Tools, Approaches, and Industry 4.0 Integration can be used as a reference for academic researchers and industry practitioners. Undergraduate and postgraduate students can use it for a course on Lean Manufacturing. Doctoral students can also refer to it for advanced concepts, and industry practitioners can use it for practical insights.

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Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Lean Principles and Waste Categories
Chapter 3 : Elements of Lean Manufacturing
Chapter 4 : Basic Lean Tools (5S and TPM)
Chapter 5 : Basic Lean Tools (VSM and Workcell)
Chapter 6 : Supporting Lean Tools and Concepts
Chapter 7 : Project Selection and Training for Lean
Chapter 8 : Lean Performance Measurement
Chapter 9 : Lean integration with Other Strategies
Chapter 10 : Lean Integration with Industry 4.0
Chapter 11 : Research Issues in Lean Manufacturing

Index