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This book is a reference for continuous improvement project (CIP) leaders/facilitators in manufacturing and service organizations, students (undergraduate and graduate), academics responsible to manage senior projects (Capstone Projects) and tea[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-367-27167-1 Article on page: 147 p. Class number: 658.409 2 Tags: Leadership ; Project management Languages: English 
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In the decade since the publication of Rajan Suri’s landmark book, Quick Response Manufacturing, the innovative principles of QRM have been proven with impressive results at many companies, big and small, in a variety of industries. While the ke[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-4398-0595-4 Article on page: 1 vol. (XX, 210 p.) Accompanying material: 1 CD-ROM Class number: 658.5 Tags: Manufacturing cells ; Production management ; Production scheduling (E) ; New products Languages: English 
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Drawing on his years of working with hospitals, Mark Graban explains why and how Lean can be used to improve safety, quality, and efficiency in a healthcare setting. After highlighting the benefits of Lean methods for patients, employees, physic[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-4200-8380-4 Article on page: 1 vol. (XXIII, 252 p.) Tags: Hospitals--United States--Administration ; Hospital care--United States--Quality control ; Hospital care--United States--Cost effectiveness ; Patients--United States--Safety measures ; Hospitals--Administration--Economics ; Total quality management--Methods ; Total quality management--Organization and administration Languages: English 
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Notably flexible and brief, the A3 report has proven to be a key tool In Toyota’s successful move toward organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and improvement, especially within its engineering and R&D organizations. The power of the A3 repo[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-56327-360-5 Article on page: XVII, 163 p. Class number: 658 Tags: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (E) ; Production management--Case studies ; Industrial productivity Languages: English 
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Customers and markets identify needs and problems and companies design products and services to fill or solve them. While this relationship may seem straightforward, the development process in most companies is often a root cause for customer di[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-56327-372-8 Article on page: XIV, 127 Class number: 658.5 Tags: New products ; Quality control Languages: English 
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In Productivity Press' new book, Beyond the Theory of Constraints - - How to Eliminate Variation Maximize Capacity, author William A. Levinson challenges this basic principle by stating that variation in processing and material transfer times co[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-56327-370-4 Article on page: XI, 155 Class number: 658.5 Tags: Production management Languages: English 
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Manufacturing and service related businesses are heavily dependent on office and administrative processes, which can add up to 60 per cent to all the costs associated with meeting customer demand. Applying lean techniques to the office must begi[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-56327-371-1 Article on page: XV, 143 Class number: 651.011.56 Tags: Office practice--Automation Languages: English 
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Chris Harris ; Rick Harris ; James p. Womack, Author of introduction, etc. | Portland : Productivity Press | 2007With an HR perspective, veteran consultants Chris Harris and Rick Harris walk readers through a simple, step-by-step proven method for transforming a mass production workforce into a lean thinking one that possesses the necessary skills, trainin[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-56327-348-3 Article on page: XV, 138 Class number: 331.108.4 Tags: Personnel management Languages: English 
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For many years, lean initiatives have generated staggering improvements on the shop floor. Currently, however, many managers and business leaders want these lean benefits incorporated into non-traditional environments such as service and transac[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-56327-361-2 Article on page: p. mult. Class number: 651 Tags: Office management ; Human resources management (E) ; Industrial efficiency Languages: English 
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Greg Lane posits that the methods and tools of the Toyota Production System and other lean principles, which have rendered remarkable results in high-volume manufacturing plants, have not been fully understood and correctly applied in high-mix, [...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-56327-362-9 Article on page: XIII, 209 Class number: 658.5 Tags: Production management ; Industrial efficiency Languages: English 
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Tom Fabrizio and Don Tapping bring the concepts of the 5S System -- effective tools for the elimination of waste on the shop floor -- into the office environment. The activities at the heart of 5S for the Office (organizing, ordering, cleaning, [...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-56327-318-6 Article on page: IV, 188 Accompanying material: 1 CD-ROM Class number: 651 Tags: Office management Languages: English 
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Raymond Louis demonstrates how to develop and implement a successful kanban system by selecting appropriate kanban techniques based on the environmental factors and needs of specific organizations. The book fully explains each kanban technique, [...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-56327-345-2 Article on page: XIII, 239 p. Class number: 658 Tags: Production management ; Costs, Industrial Languages: English 
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This practical workbook provides : A new understanding of hoshin kanri as a grand experimental design implemented through a system of team agreements. Clear explanations of the steps of hoshin kanri. A measure of overall business effectiveness u[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-56327-342-1 Article on page: 1 vol. (XVIII, 205 p.) Descriptors: Class number: 005.6 Tags: Industrial management ; Knowledge management ; Organizational learning ; Total quality management Languages: English 
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ISBN (or other code): 978-1-56327-316-2 Article on page: VI, 121 Class number: 658 Tags: Industrial management--Case studies ; Office management--Cost control ; Organizational effectiveness ; Industrial efficiency ; productivity Languages: English 
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In Accelerated Product Development: Combining Lean and Six Sigma for Peak Performance, Clifford Fiore provides the blueprint for implementing the key elements for improving the product development process. His innovative and powerful work repres[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-56327-310-0 Article on page: XIII, 210 Class number: 658.56 Tags: Quality control ; Production management Languages: English
