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Survival and thriving in today's business environment require
companies to continuously strive for operational excellence at all
levels of the organization. Simply working to maintain existing
operations is not an adequate or sustainable business strategy,
especially when competing in a global market. To remain relevant,
companies must adopt a process control and continuous improvement
mentality as an integral part of their daily work activities. These
two operational disciplines form the foundation and stepping stones
for manufacturing excellence. Processes must be stable, capable,
and controlled as a prerequisite for sustainable improvement.
Sustainable improvements must be strategic, continuous, and focused
on process optimization. Modern-day manufacturing is rapidly
changing in the face of technological, geopolitical, social, and
environmental developments. These challenges are altering the way
we think and act to transform raw materials into finished goods.
Meeting these challenges requires particular attention to how we
develop and engage people and apply technology for long-term
sustainability and competitive advantage. This book takes you on a
journey to explore the fundamental elements, management practices,
improvement methods, and future direction of shop floor management.
Part 1 of this five-part manuscript considers workplace culture,
organizational structure, operational discipline, and employee
accountability as the foundation for a robust manufacturing system.
Part 2 studies the impact of process standardization, data
analytics, information sharing, communication, and people on daily
shop floor management. Once the management system has been
adequately described, Part 3 concentrates on its effective
execution, monitoring, and control with a deep look into the
people, methods, machines, materials, and environment that make it
possible. Like every good manufacturing text, efficiency and
productivity are key topics. That's why Part 4 explores various
methods, tools, and techniques associated with product and process
development, productivity improvement, agile methods, shop floor
optimization, and manufacturing excellence. The final section, Part
5, shifts focus to emerging technologies, engaging the reader to
contemplate technology's impact on the digital transformation of
the manufacturing industry.
Survival and thriving in today's business environment require
companies to continuously strive for operational excellence at all
levels of the organization. Simply working to maintain existing
operations is not an adequate or sustainable business strategy,
especially when competing in a global market. To remain relevant,
companies must adopt a process control and continuous improvement
mentality as an integral part of their daily work activities. These
two operational disciplines form the foundation and stepping stones
for manufacturing excellence. Processes must be stable, capable,
and controlled as a prerequisite for sustainable improvement.
Sustainable improvements must be strategic, continuous, and focused
on process optimization. Modern-day manufacturing is rapidly
changing in the face of technological, geopolitical, social, and
environmental developments. These challenges are altering the way
we think and act to transform raw materials into finished goods.
Meeting these challenges requires particular attention to how we
develop and engage people and apply technology for long-term
sustainability and competitive advantage. This book takes you on a
journey to explore the fundamental elements, management practices,
improvement methods, and future direction of shop floor management.
Part 1 of this five-part manuscript considers workplace culture,
organizational structure, operational discipline, and employee
accountability as the foundation for a robust manufacturing system.
Part 2 studies the impact of process standardization, data
analytics, information sharing, communication, and people on daily
shop floor management. Once the management system has been
adequately described, Part 3 concentrates on its effective
execution, monitoring, and control with a deep look into the
people, methods, machines, materials, and environment that make it
possible. Like every good manufacturing text, efficiency and
productivity are key topics. That's why Part 4 explores various
methods, tools, and techniques associated with product and process
development, productivity improvement, agile methods, shop floor
optimization, and manufacturing excellence. The final section, Part
5, shifts focus to emerging technologies, engaging the reader to
contemplate technology's impact on the digital transformation of
the manufacturing industry.
This comprehensive book presents a methodology for continuous
process improvement in a structured, logical, and easily
understandable framework based on industry accepted tools,
techniques, and practices. It begins by explaining the conditions
necessary for establishing a stable and capable process and the
actions required to maintain process control, while setting the
stage for sustainable efficiency improvements driven by waste
elimination and process flow enhancement. This structured approach
makes a clear connection between the need for a quality process to
serve as the foundation for incremental efficiency improvements.
This book moves beyond talking about the value contribution of
tools and techniques for process control and continuous improvement
by focusing on the daily work routines necessary to maintain and
sustain these activities as part of a lean process and management
mindset. Part 1 discusses process quality improvement with an
understanding of variation and its impact on process performance.
It continues by stressing the importance of standardizing a process
to achieve process stability. Once process stability is reflected
in a consistent and predictable output, attention is turned to
ensuring the process is capable of consistently meeting customer
requirements. This series of activities sets the foundation for
process control and the sustainable pursuit of efficiency
improvements. Part 2 focuses on efficiency improvement by
eliminating waste while improving process flow using proven tools
and methods. Although there is a clear relationship between waste
elimination and process flow, these activities are discussed
separately to allow those more interested in waste elimination to
work independently from those looking to optimize value stream
flow. Part 3 explores the principles, practices, systems, and
behaviors required to maintain process control while creating a
mindset of continuous incremental improvement. It considers the
role organizational structure, discipline, and accountability play
as essential components for long term operational success. This
book will: Provide readers with a clear roadmap for establishing,
achieving, and maintaining process control as the foundation upon
which to pursue efficiency improvements. Establish direction and
methods for continuous and sustainable process improvement Define
the practices, systems, and behaviors required to realize desired
results and develop a culture of process control and continuous
improvement along the road to operational excellence.
This comprehensive book presents a methodology for continuous
process improvement in a structured, logical, and easily
understandable framework based on industry accepted tools,
techniques, and practices. It begins by explaining the conditions
necessary for establishing a stable and capable process and the
actions required to maintain process control, while setting the
stage for sustainable efficiency improvements driven by waste
elimination and process flow enhancement. This structured approach
makes a clear connection between the need for a quality process to
serve as the foundation for incremental efficiency improvements.
This book moves beyond talking about the value contribution of
tools and techniques for process control and continuous improvement
by focusing on the daily work routines necessary to maintain and
sustain these activities as part of a lean process and management
mindset. Part 1 discusses process quality improvement with an
understanding of variation and its impact on process performance.
It continues by stressing the importance of standardizing a process
to achieve process stability. Once process stability is reflected
in a consistent and predictable output, attention is turned to
ensuring the process is capable of consistently meeting customer
requirements. This series of activities sets the foundation for
process control and the sustainable pursuit of efficiency
improvements. Part 2 focuses on efficiency improvement by
eliminating waste while improving process flow using proven tools
and methods. Although there is a clear relationship between waste
elimination and process flow, these activities are discussed
separately to allow those more interested in waste elimination to
work independently from those looking to optimize value stream
flow. Part 3 explores the principles, practices, systems, and
behaviors required to maintain process control while creating a
mindset of continuous incremental improvement. It considers the
role organizational structure, discipline, and accountability play
as essential components for long term operational success. This
book will: Provide readers with a clear roadmap for establishing,
achieving, and maintaining process control as the foundation upon
which to pursue efficiency improvements. Establish direction and
methods for continuous and sustainable process improvement Define
the practices, systems, and behaviors required to realize desired
results and develop a culture of process control and continuous
improvement along the road to operational excellence.
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