Title: Factory Physics for Managers : How Leaders Improve Performance in a Post-Lean Six Sigma World Author: Edward S. Pound, Jeffrey H. Bell, Mark L. Spearman ISBN: 1265613710 / 9781265613716 Format: Soft Cover Pages: 304 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Year: 2014 Availability: 45-60 days
Description
Contents
From the award-winning developers of Factory Physics—a powerful leadership guide for breakthrough performance
A comprehensive guide that cuts through the hodgepodge of copycat initiatives, overblown buzzwords, confusing mathematics, and misguided software, Factory Physics for Managers is a breath of fresh air for operations managers and executives.
Written by the leaders and experts behind the bestselling Factory Physics, it’s a brilliant crash course in the practical science of operations designed to help you:
Achieve best possible profit, cash flow, and customer service
Attain highest return with existing Lean, Six Sigma, and ERP initiatives
Manage your capacity, inventory, response time, and variability with high predictability
Simplify management of complexity using existing IT systems
Use the fundamentals of science to ensure your operation’s success
See your company and procedures more clearly
Improve intuition, decision making, and strategy execution
A strategy of imitation is not much of a strategy. Most every company uses the common continuous improvement initiatives. This highly accessible guide addresses but goes beyond other business approaches such as Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints by offering a customizable plan that you can apply to any manufacturing-based industry or supply chain.
Prologue
Chapter 1 : Science - Use It or Lose Chapter 2 : The Nature of Business - A Secret Hidden in Plain Sight Chapter 3 : Practical Science for Leaders Chapter 4 : Practical Math for Managers Chapter 5 : Profit, Cash Flow, and Factory Physics Science Chapter 6 : Operations Strategy and Planning Chapter 7 : Implementing Tactics, Controls, and Measure for Optimal Results Chapter 8 : Leadership, Measures, and Culture Change Chapter 9 : Examples from Industry Chapter 10 : Final Word on Factory Physics Science (for Now)