Lean Manufacturing in Build to Order, Complex and Variable Environments (Lean Transformation) - Hardcover

Larco MBA, Jorge L.; Bortolan, Elena; Studley, Michael H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1892538415 ISBN 13: 9781892538413

Publisher: Oaklea Press, 2007

Synopsis

Lean manufacturing is making just what the customer wants once he has already placed an order for it. Complex products present many challenges. The authors of this book have found it can be done using the right production techniques coupled with assistance from sophisticated scheduling software. What they have to say is not just theory.

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Unusual book

Synopsis

Today's customers want products configured just the way they want, delivered as quickly as possible, and only in the quantity needed. In the past, many different configurations would have been built and held in inventory in order to meet these requirements. Today, that isn't practical. Inventory ties up capital, takes up space, and in today's rapidly changing environment, can quickly become outdated. The solution is Lean manufacturing -- making just what the customer wants once he has already placed an order for it. This isn't difficult in repetitive environments. But can it be done in environments that are build-to-order, complex and variable. Complex products present many challenges. For example, scheduling them through assembly can be an extremely complicated task. But the authors of this book have found it can be done using the right production techniques coupled with assistance from sophisticated scheduling software. What they have to say is not just theory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oaklea Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1892538415
• ISBN 13: 9781892538413
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192