Improving Production with Lean Thinking.

Improving Production with Lean Thinking.

Unique coverage of manufacturing management techniques--complete with cases and real-world examples. Improving Production with Lean Thinking picks up where other references on production processes leave off. It is increasingly important to integrate and systematize lean thinking throughout productio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Santos, Javier
Other Authors: Wysk, Richard A., Torres, Jose M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Wiley, 2014.
Subjects:
Production engineering.
Manufacturing processes.
Lean manufacturing.
manufacturing.
Lean manufacturing
Manufacturing processes
Production engineering
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Continuous Improvement Tools; Continuous Improvement; Improvement Philosophies and Methodologies; Just-in-Time (JIT); Thinking Revolution; Lean Manufacturing; 20 Keys to Workplace Improvement; Measuring and Prioritizing the Improvements; Book Structure; Recommended Readings; 2. Material Flow and Facilities Layout; Layout Improvements; Signs and Reasons for a Need to Change the Layout; Theoretical Basis; One-Piece Flow; Main Types of Industrial Companies; Layout Types; Characteristic of the Traditional Layouts; Layout Design Methodology.
  • Step 1: Formulate the ProblemStep 2: Analysis of the Problem; Step 3: Search for Alternatives; Step 4: Choose the Right Solution; Step 5: Specification of the Solution; Step 6: Design Cycle; Tools for Layout Study; Muther's Eight Factors; Summary; Recommended Readings; 3. Material Flow and the Design of Cellular Layouts; The Assembly Line; Theoretical Basis; Mass Production; Flow or Assembly Lines; Cell Layout Design Justification; Basic Cell Design Nomenclature; Cell Design Methodology; Cell Design Tools; Line-Balancing; Group Technology; Time Study; Leveling Production.
  • Multifunctional WorkersWorkforce Optimization; Summary; Recommended Readings; 4. Equipment Efficiency: Quality and Poka-Yoke; Poka-Yokes; Theoretical Basis; Inspection and Statistical Quality Control (SQC); From SQC to Zero Defects; Poka-Yoke Design Methodology; Poka-Yoke Examples; Summary; Recommended Readings; 5. Equipment Efficiency: Performance and Motion Study; Motion Study; Theoretical Basis; Motion Economy Principles; Motion Study Tools; Value Analysis; 5W2H and 5-Why Methods; Worker-Machine Diagram; Machine-Worker Ratio; Machine-Machine Diagram; Summary; Recommended Readings.
  • 6. Equipment Efficiency: Availability, Performance, and MaintenanceEquipment Maintenance; Theoretical Basis; Types of Maintenance; Maintenance Program Implementation; Getting Started; Corrective Maintenance Implementation; Preventive Maintenance Implementation; Autonomous Maintenance; TPM: Total Productive Maintenance; RCM: Reliability-Centered Maintenance; Maintenance Tools; FMEA for Equipment; Reliability; P-M Analysis; Maintenance Management; Summary; Recommended Readings; 7. Equipment Efficiency: Availability, Quality, and SMED; Setup Process; Theoretical Basis.
  • Basic Steps in a Setup ProcessTraditional Strategies to Improve the Setup Process; SMED Methodology; Preliminary Stage; Stage 1: Separating Internal and External Setup; Stage 2: Converting Internal Setup to External Setup; Stage 3: Streamlining All Aspects of the Setup Process; SMED Tools; First-Stage Tools; Second-Stage Tools; Third-Stage Tools; Zero Changeover; SMED Effects and Benefits; Easier Setup Process; On-Hand Stock Production; Workplace Task Simplification; Productivity and Flexibility; Economic Benefits; Summary; Recommended Readings.

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