
Lean Manufacturing in the Developing World
Methodology, Case Studies and Trends from Latin America
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 10. April 2014
Book
Hardback
XVI, 584 pages
978-3-319-04950-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents some definitions and concepts applied in Latin America on lean manufacturing (LM), the LM tools most widely used and human and cultural aspects that most matter in this field. The book contains a total of 14 tools used and reported by authors from different countries in Latin America, with definition, timeline with related research, benefits that have been reported in literature and case studies implemented in Latin American companies. Finally, the book presents a list of softwares available to facilitate the tools' implementation, monitoring and improvement.
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Edition
2014 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
133 s/w Abbildungen, 16 farbige Abbildungen
XVI, 584 p. 149 illus., 16 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1057 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-04950-2 (9783319049502)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-04951-9
Schweitzer Classification
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Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz | Aidé Aracely Maldonado-Macías | Guillermo Cortes-Robles
Lean Manufacturing in the Developing World
Methodology, Case Studies and Trends from Latin America
Book
09/2016
Springer
€160.49
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Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz | Aidé Aracely Maldonado-Macías | Guillermo Cortes-Robles
Lean Manufacturing in the Developing World
Methodology, Case Studies and Trends from Latin America
E-Book
03/2014
1st Edition
Springer
€149.79
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Content
Introduction to lean manufacturing.- Main LM tools and techniques applied in Latin America.- Human factors in Lean Manufacturing.