Handbook of lean manufacturing in the food industry / Mike Dudbridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dudbridge, Mike.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food industry and trade--Management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Food industry and trade.

Food industry and trade--Waste minimization--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Lean manufacturing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Lean manufacturing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa, USA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The principles of lean manufacturing - increasing efficiency, reducing waste, lowering costs and improving control - may be applied to any industry. However, the food industry is unique, and creates unique demands. The political, social and economic importance of food is unrivalled by any other form of produce, as is the scrutiny to which the manufacture of food is subjected. For the food industry, lean manufacturing is not simply a cost-saving strategy, but is directly linked to issues of sustainability, the environment, ethics and public accountability. Handbook of Lean Manufacturing in

Contents:

Handbook of Lean Manufacturing in the Food Industry; Contents; Introduction; The National Centre for Food Manufacturing; About the author; Acknowledgements; 1 The food industry; 2 First steps to Lean Manufacturing; 3 Teamwork and the development of solutions; 4 Starting to measure and quantify performance; 5 Applying workplace organisation in the food industry; 6 Improving flexibility and responsiveness; 7 Improving what we do; 8 Improving how we do things; 9 Planning the operation; 10 Start of shift meetings; 11 The seven wastes in the food industry; 12 How can we make machines work better?

13 How can we let people contribute more?14 How good are we?; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-40801-5

9786613408013

1-4443-9310-3

1-4443-9312-X

OCLC:

742333124