Implementing Lean Manufacturing Techniques

Implementing Lean Manufacturing Techniques
Author: Julian Page
Publisher:
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2004-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781569903537

This guide to taking your enterprise lean focuses on the steps that management and workers must collectively adopt to transform any organization into a lean operation. While everyone agrees that reducing waste in a factory is a good thing, one must first learn how to recognize bottlenecks, poorly designed workstations, workflow disruptions, and other roadblocks to productivity: then, clear, decisive steps to remove these and all other forms of waste from the factory must be taken. In Implementing Lean Manufacturing Techniques: Making Your System Lean and Living With It, Julian Page draws on experience gained in a wide range of manufacturing environments to provide modern lean alternatives to traditional factory methods. His techniques are fully detailed, practical, workable, durable, and proven in real-life applications, and they are accompanied by step-by-step implementation and evaluation guidelines. Most importantly, the author shows that actions are not enough, the workforce must be taught to accept lean, not have it forced upon them. Examples are provided where necessary, and useful tips and words of caution help guide the reader through sequential steps to becoming lean.

Lean Manufacturing

Lean Manufacturing
Author: William M Feld
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2000-09-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1420025538

There are some very good books available that explain the Lean Manufacturing theory and touch on implementing its techniques. However, you cannot learn "how to be" lean from merely reading the theory. And to be successful in the real-work environment you need a clear comprehension of how lean techniques work, rather than just a remote understanding

Lean Manufacturing

Lean Manufacturing
Author: John W. Davis
Publisher: Industrial Press Inc.
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780831133856

Typically understood and/or accepted as the general path of implementation it took. It contains a list of important 'Key Reflections' at the end of each chapter

How To Implement Lean Manufacturing

How To Implement Lean Manufacturing
Author: Lonnie Wilson
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2009-07-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0071625089

A Practical, Hands-on Guide to Lean Manufacturing This real-world resource offers proven solutions for implementing lean manufacturing in an enterprise environment, covering the engineering and production aspects as well as the business culture concerns. Filled with detailed examples, the book focuses on the rapid application of lean principles so that large, early financial gains can be made. How to Implement Lean Manufacturing explains Toyota Production System (TPS) practices and specifies the distinct order in which lean techniques should be applied to achieve maximum gains. Global case studies illustrate successes and pitfalls of lean manufacturing initiatives. Discover how to: Rigorously test and retest the state of your "leanness" with unique evaluators Develop and deploy plant-wide strategies and goals Improve speed and quality and dramatically reduce costs Reduce variation in the manufacturing system in order to reduce inventory Reduce lead times to enable improved responsiveness and flexibility Synchronize production and supply to the customer Create flow and establish pull-demand systems Perform system-wide and specific value-stream evaluations Generate a comprehensive list of highly focused Kaizen activities Sustain process gains Manage constraints and reduce bottlenecks Implement cellular manufacturing

Machine that Changed the World

Machine that Changed the World
Author: James P. Womack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1990
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0892563508

Draws conclusions for the future of the industry in the USA.

The Effectiveness of Implementing Lean Manufacturing Techniques

The Effectiveness of Implementing Lean Manufacturing Techniques
Author: Ananthukrishna .A
Publisher:
Total Pages: 5
Release: 2020
Genre:
ISBN:

Lean manufacturing is a set of techniques and tools for process improvement. It was developed by Motorola in 1986, coinciding with the Japanese asset price bubble which is reflected in its terminology. Jack Welch made it central to his business strategy at General Electric in 1995. Today, it is used in many industrial sectors.The term "lean manufacturing" comes from statistics and is used in statistical quality control, which evaluates process capability. Originally, it referred to the ability of manufacturing processes to produce a very high proportion of output within specification. Processes that operate with "lean manufacturing quality" over the short term are assumed to produce long-term defect levels below 3.4 defects per million opportunities (DPMO).The primary objective is to study the effectiveness of implementing lean manufacturing techniques and to identify and analyze any related issues and industrial common challenges or problems in lean manufacturing implementation. In this study Descriptive Research design is used.In the case of multiple choice questions the responses are categorized based on the nature and percentage, and is calculated for each category. To find the percentage of the responses in each category Percentage Analysis is used. The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of responses by the total number of respondents.Convenience sampling method has been used in the research work. A well structured questionnaire have been used to collect the responses from employees. Numerous findings has been derived from this research has helped to provide few suggestions to improve the effectiveness of lean manufacturing techniques.

Lean Manufacturing Implementation

Lean Manufacturing Implementation
Author: Dennis P. Hobbs
Publisher: J. Ross Publishing
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2003-09-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781932159141

The Lean Manufacturing Implementation Guide is a "how to" book that describes and documents the proven steps necessary to complete a successful lean transformation in a manufacturing facility. It reduces the manufacturer's fear of change by providing proven, objective and standard how to methods that are understandable and can be easily applied. The book is designed for manufacturing and engineering management personnel.

Lean Thinking

Lean Thinking
Author: James P. Womack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2013-09-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1471111008

Lean Thinking was launched in the fall of 1996, just in time for the recession of 1997. It told the story of how American, European, and Japanese firms applied a simple set of principles called 'lean thinking' to survive the recession of 1991 and grow steadily in sales and profits through 1996. Even though the recession of 1997 never happened, companies were starving for information on how to make themselves leaner and more efficient. Now we are dealing with the recession of 2001 and the financial meltdown of 2002. So what happened to the exemplar firms profiled in Lean Thinking? In the new fully revised edition of this bestselling book those pioneering lean thinkers are brought up to date. Authors James Womack and Daniel Jones offer new guidelines for lean thinking firms and bring their groundbreaking practices to a brand new generation of companies that are looking to stay one step ahead of the competition.