By reconfiguring your traditional assembly lines into production cells based on one-piece flow, you can drastically reduce your lead time, staffing requirements, and number of defects. Kenichi Sekine studied under the late Shigeo Shingo and is responsible for many recent advances in the deployment of the Toyota Production System in Japan. In this comprehensive book, Sekine provides an in-depth education into the why's and how's of the restructuring process.Sekine first examines the basic principles of process flow building, then offers detailed case studies of how various industries designed unique one-piece flow systems (parallel, L-shaped, and U-shaped floor plans) to meet their specific needs.
With this book, plant managers will learn how to eliminate overstaffing waste and build a multi-skilled work force equipped to support JIT manufacturing.
- ISBN10 091529933X
- ISBN13 9780915299331
- Publish Date 1 January 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 July 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint Productivity Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 308
- Language English