Lean Business Systems and Beyond

Lean Business Systems and Beyond
Author: Tomasz Koch
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 485
Release: 2008-01-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0387772480

Lean Manufacturing has proved to be one of the most successful and most powerful production business systems over the last decades. Its application enabled many companies to make a big leap towards better utilization of resources and thus provide better service to the customers through faster response, higher quality and lowered costs. Lean is often described as “eyes for flow and eyes for muda” philosophy. It simply means that value is created only when all the resources flow through the system. If the flow is stopped no value but only costs and time are added, which is muda (Jap. waste). Since the philosophy was born at the Toyota many solutions were tailored for the high volume environment. But in turbulent, fast-changing market environment and progressing globalization, customers tend to require more customization, lower volumes and higher variety at much less cost and of better quality. This calls for adaptation of existing lean techniques and exploration of the new waste-free solutions that go far beyond manufacturing. This book brings together the opinions of a number of leading academics and researchers from around the world responding to those emerging needs. They tried to find answer to the question how to move forward from “Spaghetti World” of supply, production, distribution, sales, administration, product development, logistics, accounting, etc. Through individual chapters in this book authors present their views, approaches, concepts and developed tools. The reader will learn the key issues currently being addressed in production management research and practice throughout the world.

Lean Construction

Lean Construction
Author: Luis Alarcón
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 510
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1482287358

The application of a new production philosophy, leading to "lean production" (using less space, less human effort, less product development time etc), is expected to change almost every industry and bring about radical changes in the organization of work. This text examines this process.

Tecnomatix Plant Simulation

Tecnomatix Plant Simulation
Author: Steffen Bangsow
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 724
Release: 2015-06-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319195034

This book systematically introduces the development of simulation models as well as the implementation and evaluation of simulation experiments with Tecnomatix Plant Simulation. It deals with all users of Plant Simulation, who have more complex tasks to handle. It also looks for an easy entry into the program. Particular attention has been paid to introduce the simulation flow language SimTalk and its use in various areas of the simulation. The author demonstrates with over 200 examples how to combine the blocks for simulation models and how to deal with SimTalk for complex control and analysis tasks. The contents of this book ranges from a description of the basic functions of the material flow blocks to demanding topics such as the realization of a database-supported warehouse control by using the SQLite interface or the exchange of data by using XML, ActiveX, COM or DDE.

Operations Research and Management Science Handbook

Operations Research and Management Science Handbook
Author: A. Ravi Ravindran
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 900
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1420009710

Operations Research (OR) began as an interdisciplinary activity to solve complex military problems during World War II. Utilizing principles from mathematics, engineering, business, computer science, economics, and statistics, OR has developed into a full fledged academic discipline with practical application in business, industry, government and m

Operations Research Methodologies

Operations Research Methodologies
Author: A. Ravi Ravindran
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2008-11-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1420091832

A single source guide to operations research (OR) techniques, this book covers emerging OR methodologies in a clear, concise, and unified manner. Building a bridge between theory and practice, it begins with coverage of fundamental models and methods such as linear, nonlinear, integer, and dynamic programming, networks, simulation, queuing, invento

Simulation-based Lean Six-Sigma and Design for Six-Sigma

Simulation-based Lean Six-Sigma and Design for Six-Sigma
Author: Basem El-Haik
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2006-10-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0470047712

This is the first book to completely cover the whole body of knowledge of Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma with Simulation Methods as outlined by the American Society for Quality. Both simulation and contemporary Six Sigma methods are explained in detail with practical examples that help understanding of the key features of the design methods. The systems approach to designing products and services as well as problem solving is integrated into the methods discussed.

Handbook of Research on Design and Management of Lean Production Systems

Handbook of Research on Design and Management of Lean Production Systems
Author: Modrák, Vladimír
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 487
Release: 2014-01-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1466650400

"This book explores the recent advancements in the areas of lean production, management, and the system and layout design for manufacturing environments, capturing the building blocks of lean transformation on a shop floor level"--