Lean Production Simplified, Second Edition
A Plain-Language Guide to the World's Most Powerful Production System
2nd Edition
Published on 2. March 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-56327-356-8 (ISBN)
Description
Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award
Lean Production Simplified, Second Edition 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:
A comprehensive view of Toyota (1)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 solving
This second edition has been updated with expanded information on the Lean Improvement Process; Production Physics and Little's Law - the fundamental equation for both manufacturing and service industries (cycle time = work in process/throughput); Value Stream Thinking - combining processes required to bring the product or service to the customer; Hoshin Planning -- using the Planning and Execution Tree diagram and Problem Solving -- including the "Five Why" method and how to use it.
Lean Production Simplified, Second Edition 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.
Lean Production Simplified, Second Edition 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:
A comprehensive view of Toyota (1)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 solving
This second edition has been updated with expanded information on the Lean Improvement Process; Production Physics and Little's Law - the fundamental equation for both manufacturing and service industries (cycle time = work in process/throughput); Value Stream Thinking - combining processes required to bring the product or service to the customer; Hoshin Planning -- using the Planning and Execution Tree diagram and Problem Solving -- including the "Five Why" method and how to use it.
Lean Production Simplified, Second Edition 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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Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Portland
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Managers responsible for production, quality, cost control, or safety; operators at manufacturing facilities; administrators at service companies; executives and senior managers with a strategic interest in Lean production; quality, maintenance, and human resources professionals; safety and environmental professionals.
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56327-356-8 (9781563273568)
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Pascal Dennis, P.Eng, M.Eng., is a professional engineer, author, and president of Lean Pathways, an international consultancy. Pascal developed his skills on the Toyota shop floor in North America and Japan and by working with major international companies.
Winner of four Shingo Prizes for Excellence, Pascal has supported breakthrough improvement in healthcare, software development, financial services, construction, and the consumer goods and process industries. The focus of his practice is strategic planning and execution, executive coaching, and growing intellectual capital.
Winner of four Shingo Prizes for Excellence, Pascal has supported breakthrough improvement in healthcare, software development, financial services, construction, and the consumer goods and process industries. The focus of his practice is strategic planning and execution, executive coaching, and growing intellectual capital.
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 Toyota
Chapter 2: The Lean Production System Why Lean Production?
Systems and Systems Thinking
Basic Image of Lean Production
Customer Focus
Muda
Chapter 3: Stability Standards in the Lean System
The Five S System
Total Productive Maintenance
Chapter 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 Layouts
Chapter 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 Mapping
Chapter 6: Jidoka Development of the Jidoka Concept
Why Jidoka?
Poka-yoke
Inspection Systems and Zone Control
Using Poka-yokes
Implementing Jidoka
Chapter 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 Programs
Chapter 8: Hoshin Planning What is Planning?
Why Plan?
Problems with Planning
Hoshin Planning
Hoshin Planning System
The Four Phases of Hoshin Planning
Chapter 9: The Culture of Lean Production What is Lean Culture?
How Does Lean Culture Feel?
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
The Mass Production System
The Growing Dysfunction
The Birth of Lean Production
The Historic Bargain
A Virtue of Necessity
Completing the Lean Revolution at Toyota
Chapter 2: The Lean Production System Why Lean Production?
Systems and Systems Thinking
Basic Image of Lean Production
Customer Focus
Muda
Chapter 3: Stability Standards in the Lean System
The Five S System
Total Productive Maintenance
Chapter 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 Layouts
Chapter 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 Mapping
Chapter 6: Jidoka Development of the Jidoka Concept
Why Jidoka?
Poka-yoke
Inspection Systems and Zone Control
Using Poka-yokes
Implementing Jidoka
Chapter 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 Programs
Chapter 8: Hoshin Planning What is Planning?
Why Plan?
Problems with Planning
Hoshin Planning
Hoshin Planning System
The Four Phases of Hoshin Planning
Chapter 9: The Culture of Lean Production What is Lean Culture?
How Does Lean Culture Feel?
Glossary
Bibliography
Index