Running Today's Factory: A Proven Strategy for Lean Manufacturing » (New Edition)

Running Today's Factory by Charles Standard and Dale Davis presents a proven approach to manufacturing management using scientific reasoning, clever analogies, and practical case examples. It strips away the mystery of lean manufacturing and provides clear principles for running today's factory. The authors use their extensive experience to illustrate how lean thinking leads to good manufacturing decisions that can be backed up with sound scientific reasoning.

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Manufacturing management consultants emphasize the underlying principles of lean manufacturing as a systematic philosophy of production. They say their program can especially help small and medium companies become more competitive. The challenge, factory physics basics, operational stability and continual improvement, quality at the source, and measuring are among the concerns they address. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Introduction

The Manufacturing Challenge

What's So Tough About Running a Factory?

Lean Manufacturing Overview

Factory Physics Basics

Manufacturing as a Management Strategy

Operational Stability and Continual Improvement

Just-In-Time Production

Pull Production Control

Achieving Quality at the Source

Quick Setup and Small Lot Production

Measuring Today's Factory

Transforming Today's Factory