Kaizen Revolution: How to Use Kaizen Events to Implement Lean Manufacturing & Improve Quality, Cost & Delivery - Hardcover

Regan, Michael D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0966354974 ISBN 13: 9780966354973

Verlag: Holden Press,US, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

The remarkable new strategy to implement lean manufacturing and improve quality, cost, and delivery. Understand why traditional improvement strategies don't work, and why Kaizen Events are the ideal tool to achieve breakthrough results. How to grow your own internal Kaizen Event leaders even if you start with outside consultants. Review a checklist of preparatory steps you must take to lead your kaizen team to success. Understand the results your Kaizen Events should deliver, and how to set achievable breakthrough goals. How to chose team members for your Kaizen Events, and why asking for volunteers is not the best answer. How to teach your team to identify and eliminate non-value-added steps, and how doing so will improve your quality, productivity, and delivery. Learn what to do each day of the Kaizen Event, and how to stay on track. How to avoid a long list of lingering action items after your Kaizen Events. How to sustain the results attained during kaizen events over the long-term. Learn the similarities and differences among lean manufacturing, JIT, demand flow, and cellular manufacturing. Gain a solid understanding of pull scheduling, one-piece continuous flow, work cells, set-up reduction, preventive maintenance, kanban, 5S and standard work. Understand the limits of Kaizen Events and how to accelerate improvement after the first two years. How to use kaizen events to improve non-manufacturing areas like product development, receiving, MIS, and accounting. And more!

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Holden Press,US
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0966354974
• ISBN 13: 9780966354973
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 246
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