20 Keys to WorkPlace Improvement » (1st Edition)

20 Keys has helped many manufacturing companies integrate the top manufacturing improvement methods into a coordinated system for drastic and continual improvement in involvement, quality, and productivity. This program provides the strategies necessary to achieve ambitious goals through a five-level scoring system.

The revised edition is improved with upgraded criteria for the five-level scoring system to guide your company to world-class status. New material and updated layout make implementation even easier. Two valuable case studies demonstrate effective use by both a Japanese company and an American manufacturer.

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Presents the 20 Keys system, which brings together 20 of the world's best manufacturing improvement approaches and integrates them into a dynamic system that enables companies to adapt to a continuously changing economic and competitive environment. Continuous near-term (three years) improvements made in the 20 key areas result in a less expensive, faster, safer system for producing a higher quality product. This revised edition, translated from the revised Japanese edition of 1994 (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbunsha), includes new illustrations, explanations, and two new case studies (Morioka Seiko, Japan and Windfall Products, Pennsylvania). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)