Popular manufacturing myths : eliminating widely held beliefs that reduce competitiveness / by Douglas B. Relyea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Relyea, Douglas B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manufacturing processes.

Competition.

Profit.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (133 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Productivity Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Addressing the beliefs and attitudes that can be detrimental to your organization’s competitiveness, Popular Manufacturing Myths: Eliminating Widely Held Beliefs That Reduce Competitiveness offers time-tested insight into the most common myths encountered in manufacturing environments. It classifies these myths into management myths, shop floor myths, and if appropriate, shared management and shop floor myths.Explaining the reasons why these deeply ingrained beliefs exist, the book outlines remedies that can help to quickly dispel them within your organization. It presents case studies that examine these myths and includes numerous real-world examples that outline simple, yet effective, solutions. Some of the myths dispelled in this book include:

Contents:

chapter 1 - Introduction to Manufacturing Myths

chapter 2 - Expectational Myths

chapter 3 - Data Myths

chapter 4 - Our Process Is Different

chapter 5 - Measurement Process Myths

chapter 6 - Only Adjust One Process Parameter at a Time

chapter 7 - Raw Material Myths

chapter 8 - Addendum.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-30040-0

1-4822-0997-7

1-322-63098-4

9781315300405

OCLC:

967108715