Lean Production Simplified, Second Edition
A Plain-Language Guide to the World's Most Powerful Production System
1st Edition
Published on 30. August 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-56327-262-2 (ISBN)
Description
2006 SHINGO PRIZE for EXCELLENCE in MANUFACTURING RESEARCHLean Production Simplified is a plain language guide to the lean production system written for the practitioner by a practitioner. It delivers a comprehensive "insider's" view of lean manufacturing. The author helps the reader to grasp the system as a whole and the factors that animate it by organizing the book around an image of a "house of lean production."
Highlights include:
An comprehensive view of Toyota's lean manufacturing system
A look at the origins and underlying principles of lean
Identifying the goals of lean production
Practical problem solving for lean production
Activities that support involvement - Kaizen circles, suggestion systems, and problem solvingLean Production Simplified covers each of the components of lean within the context of the entire lean production system. The author's straightforward common sense approach makes this book an easily accessible "on the floor" resource for every operator.
Highlights include:
An comprehensive view of Toyota's lean manufacturing system
A look at the origins and underlying principles of lean
Identifying the goals of lean production
Practical problem solving for lean production
Activities that support involvement - Kaizen circles, suggestion systems, and problem solvingLean Production Simplified covers each of the components of lean within the context of the entire lean production system. The author's straightforward common sense approach makes this book an easily accessible "on the floor" resource for every operator.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Portland
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56327-262-2 (9781563272622)
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Content
Chapter 1: The Birth of Lean Production
Craft Production
The Mass Production System
The Growing Dysfunction
The Birth of Lean Production
The Historic Bargain
A Virtue of Necessity
Completing the Lean Revolution at ToyotaChapter 2: The Lean Production System
Why Lean Production?
Systems and Systems Thinking
Basic Image of Lean Production
Customer Focus
MudaChapter 3: Stability
Standards in the Lean System
The Five S System
Total Productive MaintenanceChapter 4: Standardized Work
Methods Engineering versus Lean Thinking
What Do We Have to Manage?
Why Standardized Work?
The Elements of Standardized Work
Charts Used to Define Standardized Work
Manpower Reduction
Overall Efficiency versus Individual Efficiency
Standardized Work and Kaizen
Common LayoutsChapter 5: Just-In-Time
Why JIT?
Basic Principles of JIT
The JIT System
Kanban
The Six Kanban Rules
Expanded Role of Conveyance
Production Leveling
Three Types of Pull Systems
Value Stream MappingChapter 6: Jidoka
Development of the Jidoka Concept
Why Jidoka?
Poka-yoke
Inspection Systems and Zone Control
Using Poka-yokes
Implementing JidokaChapter 7: Involvement - The Wind That Fills the Sail
Why Involvement?
The Terrible Waste of Humanity
Activities Supporting Involvement
Kaizen Circle Activity
Practical Kaizen Training
Suggestion ProgramsChapter 8: Hoshin Planning
What is Planning?
Why Plan?
Problems with Planning
Hoshin Planning
Hoshin Planning System
The Four Phases of Hoshin PlanningChapter 9: The Culture of Lean Production
What is Lean Culture?
How Does Lean Culture Feel?Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Craft Production
The Mass Production System
The Growing Dysfunction
The Birth of Lean Production
The Historic Bargain
A Virtue of Necessity
Completing the Lean Revolution at ToyotaChapter 2: The Lean Production System
Why Lean Production?
Systems and Systems Thinking
Basic Image of Lean Production
Customer Focus
MudaChapter 3: Stability
Standards in the Lean System
The Five S System
Total Productive MaintenanceChapter 4: Standardized Work
Methods Engineering versus Lean Thinking
What Do We Have to Manage?
Why Standardized Work?
The Elements of Standardized Work
Charts Used to Define Standardized Work
Manpower Reduction
Overall Efficiency versus Individual Efficiency
Standardized Work and Kaizen
Common LayoutsChapter 5: Just-In-Time
Why JIT?
Basic Principles of JIT
The JIT System
Kanban
The Six Kanban Rules
Expanded Role of Conveyance
Production Leveling
Three Types of Pull Systems
Value Stream MappingChapter 6: Jidoka
Development of the Jidoka Concept
Why Jidoka?
Poka-yoke
Inspection Systems and Zone Control
Using Poka-yokes
Implementing JidokaChapter 7: Involvement - The Wind That Fills the Sail
Why Involvement?
The Terrible Waste of Humanity
Activities Supporting Involvement
Kaizen Circle Activity
Practical Kaizen Training
Suggestion ProgramsChapter 8: Hoshin Planning
What is Planning?
Why Plan?
Problems with Planning
Hoshin Planning
Hoshin Planning System
The Four Phases of Hoshin PlanningChapter 9: The Culture of Lean Production
What is Lean Culture?
How Does Lean Culture Feel?Glossary
Bibliography
Index