| Description |
x, 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface vii -- Acknowledgments x -- 1 Why Bother? 1 -- What is CPI? 4 -- What can CPI do for us? 7 -- Business benefits 9 -- How does CPI work? 14 -- Tools and techniques 26 -- Brainstorming 29 -- Storyboarding 30 -- Why does CPI work? 35 -- What makes CPI continuous? 41 -- Real time application assignment 57 -- 2 Getting Started 59 -- How do you know where to look? 59 -- Process flow concept 60 -- Process flow diagraming (PFD) 67 -- What do we look for? 73 -- Real time application assignment 76 -- 3 What's Critical? 79 -- Deciding what to do first 79 -- Stating the problem 86 -- Analyzing the problem 88 -- Real time application assignment 102 -- 4 Listening to Your Process 105 -- Process performance 106 -- Process capability 110 -- Specifications vs. process capability 114 -- Variability 118 -- Variability and control 120 -- Control charts 126 -- Control limits 129 -- Practical use of control charts 131 -- Real time application assignment 149 -- 5 The Next Step 151 -- A few reminders 152 -- Implementing corrective action 153 -- Making a presentation 166 -- Project requirements 170 -- Team meetings 172 -- The role of management 175 -- Commitment 177 |
| Summary |
Describes a system designed to simplify the critical elements of work processes and eliminate those parts that add no value |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Process control.
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Production engineering.
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Production management.
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| LC no. |
91009808 |
| ISBN |
0029266459 |
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