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Improving Production with Lean Thinking Javier Santos, Richard A. Wysk, Jose M. Torres
Publisher: Wiley

Mar 3, 2014 - There is nothing magical about “lean manufacturing” or “lean thinking,” yet the adoption of lean practices can bring companies huge benefits in competitiveness and profitability. Excess inventory tends to mask production floor issues and can result in increased lead times, minimized production floor space and decreased communication. Nov 7, 2002 - Principles of Lean Thinking. LEAN is a unique way of thinking about how to assess and improve processes with a primary purpose of increasing value to clients. Abstract In the 1980's, a massive paradigm shift hit factories throughout the US and Europe. Jun 16, 2013 - In my opinion, if your company has the capability to produce a product to the market's quality specifications, and if you have the capacity to produce the product, you should make the product in house. Oct 23, 2013 - In fact, there are a lot more that could have been done to improve the work flow and minimizing waste. May 12, 2014 - The concept of Lean thinking has been around for some time, but the term was coined and used in the 1990s, first being implemented by Toyota, the Japanese car manufacturer. The widely adopted Lean principles have proven not only to be universal, but to be universally successful at improving results. Mar 6, 2005 - Theories and complex business improvement models may look impressive in boardroom presentations, but only action gets results. Dec 24, 2008 - Improving Production with Lean Thinking picks up where other references on production processes leave off. Feb 5, 2012 - Filed Under 6, difference between, improvement, kaizen, lean, lean thinking, production control, six sigma, takt time, Toyota production system, tps, Transformation, value stream. This is also the business Capital Purchases – How to Think “New”. Create a seamless workflow between work centers to help minimize the amount of WIP inventory on the production floor. Mass production and scientific management techniques from the early 1900's were questioned as Japanese manufacturing companies demonstrated that 'Just-in-Time' was a better paradigm. Jon Warner in Process Improvement with 0 Comments. May 14, 2013 - May 14, 2013 by Dr.