Here's the quickest and most inexpensive way to learn about the pioneering work of Shigeo Shingo, co-creator (with Taiichi Ohno) of just-in-time. It's an introductory book containing excerpts of five of his classic books as well as an excellent introduction by Professor Robinson.
Publisher’s Foreword
Chapter 1 : Editor’s Introduction : Shigeo Shingo’s Contributions to Manufacturing
Chapter 2 : Author’s Introduction : Fundamental Flaws in European and American Production Philosophies
Section 1 : Improvement
Chapter 3 : Basic Concepts for Improving Production Systems
Chapter 4 : Stage One : Problem Identification
Chapter 5 : Stage Two : Basic Approaches to Improvement (I) Understand the Status Quo
Chapter 6 : Basic Approaches to Improvement (II) The Pursuit of Goals
Chapter 7 : Basic Approaches to Improvement (III) Better Means
Chapter 8 : Stage Three : Making Plans for Improvement
Chapter 9 : Stage Four : Translating Improvement Plans into Reality
Chapter 10 : Understanding and Conviction
Chapter 11 : The Force of Habit
Section 2 : Zero Quality Control Source Inspection and the Poka-Yoke System
Chapter 12 : Inspections
Chapter 13 : Approaching the Zero QC Method
Chapter 14 : More on Inspection Systems
Chapter 15 : Using Poka-Yoke Systems
Section 3 : A Revolution in Manufacturing : The SMED System
Chapter 16 : Introduction to SMED
Chapter 17 : Setup Operations in the Past
Chapter 18 : Fundamentals of SMED
Chapter 19 : Techniques for Applying SMED
Chapter 20 : Applying SMED to Internal Operations
Chapter 21 : Basic Examples of SMED
Chapter 22 : Effects of SMED
About the Author
Index
