Running Today's Factory: A Proven Strategy for Lean Manufacturing

Charles, Davis, Dale Standard

ISBN 10: 1569902577 / ISBN 13: 9781569902578

Published by Hanser Gardner Publications, 1999

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303pp. Small stain to upper spine tip ep's. A clean, firmly bound copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Running Today's Factory: A Proven Strategy for Lean Manufacturing
• Publisher: Hanser Gardner Publications
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1569902577
• ISBN 13: 9781569902578
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This book explains how the principles of lean manufacturing can be used to achieve substantial and sustainable competitive advantages in today's economic environment. Scientific models from operations research are presented to explain how and why these lean manufacturing principles should be applied. A branch of queuing theory known as factory physics is introduced, and its agreement with lean philosophy is demonstrated. The authors highlight the importance of culture and organizational structure and provide clear strategies for affecting change in any organization. A critical thinking approach to performance measurement is presented. Factory physics and lean thinking are both used to evaluate some common factory measures.