New horizons in standardized work : techniques for manufacturing and business process improvement / Timothy D. Martin and Jeffrey T. Bell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Timothy D.

Contributor:

Bell, Jeffrey T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Workflow.

Standardization.

Production standards.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Enabling management to verify that processes are being performed correctly and in an efficient manner, standardized work provides limitless opportunities for process improvements. So much so, that it has become a vital component of improvement efforts in Lean enterprise systems.New Horizons in Standardized Work: Techniques for Manufacturing and Business Process Improvement is an all-inclusive guide to applying standardized work principles to virtually any business in any industry. It facilitates a fundamental understanding of standardized work principles and the logi

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: What Is Standardized Work?; Chapter 2: Observation; Chapter 3: Cyclic Standardized Work; Chapter 4: Long-Cycle Standardized Work; Chapter 5: Job Design for the Worker: Understanding the Levels of Interfacing; Chapter 6: Noncyclic Standardized Work; Appendix A: Philosophy for Auditing Standardized Work; Appendix B: Documenting Common Issues and Problems with a WCT; Appendix C: Taking Measurements with a Stopwatch; Appendix D: Workplace Mock-Ups and Simulation Philosophy; Appendix E: A Little More on the Kaizen Attitude

ReferencesBack Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613004710

9781040083840

1040083846

9780429251009

0429251009

9781138464148

1138464147

9781283004718

1283004712

9781439840818

1439840814

OCLC:

705373611