Creating Continuous Flow - An Action Guide for Managers, Engineers and Production Associates (Paperback)

Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award recipient This workbook explains in simple, step-by-step terms how to introduce and sustain lean flows of material and information in pacemaker cells and lines, a prerequisite for achieving a lean value stream. A sight we frequently encounter when touring plants is the relocation of processing steps from departments (process villages) to product-family work cells, but too often these "cells" produce only intermittent and erratic flow. Output gyrates from hour to hour and small piles of inventory accumulate between each operation so that few of the benefits of cellularization are actually being realized; and, if the cell is located upstream from the pacemaker process, none of the benefits may ever reach the customer. This sequel to Learning to See (which focused on plant level operations) provides simple step-by-step instructions for eliminating waste and creating continuous flow at the process level. This isn't a workbook you will read once then relegate to the bookshelf. It's an action guide for managers, engineers, and production associates that you will use to improve flow each and every day. Creating Continuous Flow takes you to the next level in work cell design where you'll achieve even greater cost and lead time savings. You'll learn: * where to focus your continuous flow efforts * how to create much more efficient work cells and lines * how to operate a pacemaker process so that a lean value stream is possible * how to sustain the gains, and keep improving Creating Continuous Flow is the next logical step after Learning to See. The value-stream mapping process defined the pacemaker process and the overall flow of products and information in the plant. The next step is to shift your focus from the plant to the process level by zeroing in on the pacemaker process, which sets the production rhythm for the plant or value stream, and apply the principles of continuous flow. Every p

General

Imprint:	Lean Enterprise Institute,Us
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2001
Authors:	Mike Rother • Rick Harris
Dimensions:	230 x 230 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	105
ISBN-13:	978-0-9667843-3-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Production & quality control management
LSN:	0-9667843-3-2
Barcode:	9780966784336

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