Shingo, whose work at Toyota provided the foundation for JIT, teaches how to implement non-stock production in your JIT manufacturing operations. The culmination of his extensive writings on efficient production management and continuous improvement, this book is an essential companion volume to his other landmark books on key elements of JIT, including SMED and poka-yoke.
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Dr. Shingo pulls together all the pieces of the production puzzle and thoroughly destroys the myth of the inevitability of waste and inventory.
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List of Figures List of Tables Publisher's Foreword Preface 1. Fundamental Flaws in European and American Production Philosophies 2. Basic Concepts for Improving Production Systems 3. The Scientific Thinking Mechanism (STM) 4. Management Functions 5. The Evolution of Production Systems in the Authorized Stock Production (ASP) Era 6. Development of Production Functions in the Non-Stock Production (NSP) Era (Fifth Industrial Revolution) 7. Significance of the Different Production Systems 8. Comprehensive Overview A Final Note Publications Index
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Product details
ISBN
9781563273476
Published
2006-06-21
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Weight
900 gr
Height
234 mm
Width
156 mm
Age
U, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
479
Author