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Author Nicholas, John

Title Lean Production for Competitive Advantage : a Comprehensive Guide to Lean Methodologies and Management Practices, Second Edition
Edition 2nd ed
Published Milton : Productivity Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (613 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Content; Foreword; Preface; Second Edition; Acknowledgements; About the Author; Chapter 1: Race without a Finish Line; Competitive Advantage: Better, Cheaper, Faster, More Agile; Lean Production and Total Quality Management; Lean Production and the Production Pipeline; The Lean Difference; Evolution of Manufacturing; The Machine that Changed the Worldâ#x80;#x8A;â#x80;#x8A;8â#x80;#x8A;; Craftsmanship Yields to Industrialization; Craft Production of Automobiles; Fordâ#x80;#x99;â#x80;#x8A;s Mass Production System; Emergence of Modern Mass Production; Mass Production Around the World
Toyoda and OhnoToyota Production Systemâ#x80;#x94;â#x80;#x8A;Prototype for Lean Production; Reduced Setup Times; Small Batch Production and One-Piece Flow; Quality at the Source; Equipment Maintenance; Pull Production; Standard Work; Supplier Partnerships; Employee Involvement and Empowerment; Continuous Improvement; Training within Industryâ#x80;#x8A;14â#x80;#x8A;; Americaâ#x80;#x99;â#x80;#x8A;s Fall from Manufacturing Grace15â#x80;#x8A;; Climbing Back; Modern Developments; The Imperative; Organization of the Book; Questions; Research Questions; Suggested Readingâ#x80;#x8A;; Notes
Section I: Continuous Improvement, Waste Elimination, Customer-Focused QualityChapter 2: Fundamentals of Continuous Improvement; Continuous Improvement as Tactics and Strategy1; Incremental Improvement: Kaizen; Innovation Improvement; Making the Leap; Improvement as Strategy; Lean Production: Innovative and Breakthrough Improvement; Finding and Implementing Improvements; PDCA Improvement Cycle; Plan Step; Do Step6; Check Step; Act Step; Go See; Five-Why Process; Value Analysis/Value Engineering; Value Analysis Procedure; Employee-Driven Kaizen; Kaizen Events
Basic Problem-Solving and Analysis ToolsCheck Sheet; Histogram; Pareto Analysis; Scatter Diagram; Process Flowchart; Cause-and-Effect Analysis; Run Diagram12; Value Stream Mapping; Consensus Building16; Nemawashi; A3 Report; A3 Format and Purpose; A3 Process; Problem-Solving A3; Summary; Questions; Problems; Suggested Reading; Notes; Chapter 3: Value Added and Waste Elimination; Value-Added Focus; Necessary and Unnecessary Activities; Support Organization; Employee Involvement; Historical Note: Gilbreths and the One Best Way; Sources of Waste; Toyotaâ#x80;#x99;s Seven Wastesâ#x80;#x89;+â#x80;#x89;1
Producing DefectsOverproduction; Waiting; Nonutilized Human Talent; Transportation and Material Handling; Inventory; Motion; Extra Processing; Canonâ#x80;#x99;s Nine Wastes; Muda, Muri, and Mura; Lean to Green; Lean Principles; Simplification; Product, Process, and Procedure Simplification; Concurrent Engineering; Cleanliness and Organization; Improvement Kickoff; Five-S; Benefits; Visibility; Data Collection and Measurement; Grassroots Measurement; Visual Management; Bottom Line; Cycle Timing13; Agility; Variability Reduction; Standardization; Lean Principles beyond Manufacturing
Notes The Meaning of Lean Production
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Subject Production management.
Lean manufacturing.
Costs, Industrial.
Quality control.
quality control.
Costs, Industrial
Lean manufacturing
Production management
Quality control
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781498780919
1498780911