Removing the Barriers to Efficient Manufacturing
eBook - PDF

Removing the Barriers to Efficient Manufacturing

Real-World Applications of Lean Productivity

  1. 294 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Removing the Barriers to Efficient Manufacturing

Real-World Applications of Lean Productivity

About this book

W. Edwards Deming's central premise was that improvements in product quality would increase productivity, improve competitive position, and help ensure long-term survival. Point 12 of his landmark 14 Points for Management says that management's job is to remove the barriers that keep people from taking pride in their work. That's exactly what this

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Information

Publisher
Productivity Press
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781138464063
eBook ISBN
9781466555525
Edition
1
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Operations
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. About the Author
  7. Chapter 1 - Deming Got It Right
  8. Chapter 2 - Removing Barriers in the Workplace
  9. Chapter 3 - Removing the Equipment Reliability Barrier with Effective Maintenance
  10. Chapter 4 - Removing the Process Variability Barrier with Automatic Control Systems
  11. Chapter 5 - Removing the Product Variability Barrier with Statistical Process Controls
  12. Chapter 6 - Removing the Raw Material Quality Barrier
  13. Chapter 7 - SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die)
  14. Chapter 8 - The Process Control Manual
  15. Chapter 9 - Training and Retraining
  16. Chapter 10 - Selected Topics on Working with People
  17. Chapter 11 - Some Pointers on Working with Unions
  18. Chapter 12 - Organizing for Success
  19. Chapter 13 - Putting It All Together with Action Plans
  20. Chapter 14 - A Case Study
  21. Appendix 1: The Red Bead Experiment
  22. Appendix 2: Introduction to Statistical Process Control Techniques
  23. Back Cover