The Lean Anthology
eBook - PDF

The Lean Anthology

A Practical Primer in Continual Improvement

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Lean Anthology

A Practical Primer in Continual Improvement

About this book

The Lean Anthology: A Practical Primer in Continual Improvement presents operations management case studies that illustrate a Lean process improvement journey. Ideal for non-engineers, adult learners, and corporate or business education settings, this book can help you and your organization understand and apply Lean practices as part of a plan for

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Yes, you can access The Lean Anthology by Rebecca Goldberg, Elliott N. Weiss in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Manufacturing. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781482246803
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. About the Authors
  6. About the Artistļæ¼
  7. Chapter 1: Defining the Customer Value Proposition
  8. Chapter 2: Managing Variability
  9. Chapter 3: Understanding Little’s Law
  10. Chapter 4: Achieving Single-Ā­Piece Flow
  11. Chapter 5: Managing Constrained Resources
  12. Chapter 6: Identifying Non–Value-Ā­Added Activities
  13. Chapter 7: Mapping the Value Stream
  14. Chapter 8: Establishing Standard Work
  15. Chapter 9: Implementing the 5S System
  16. Chapter 10: Using Process Behavior Charts
  17. Chapter 11: Designing Experiments
  18. Chapter 12: Maintaining Reliable Equipment
  19. Chapter 13: Designing a Supply Chain
  20. Chapter 14: Determining Lot Size
  21. Chapter 15: Order Quantities and Safety Stock
  22. Chapter 16: Enabling Rational Decision Making
  23. Chapter 17: Analyzing Root Causes
  24. Chapter 18: Putting It All Together
  25. Epilogue
  26. Back Cover