Cost reduction and optimization for manufacturing and industrial companies / Joseph Berk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berk, Joseph, 1951-

Series:

Wiley-Scrivener ; 2

THEi Wiley ebooks.

THEi Wiley ebooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cost control.

Costs, Industrial.

Industrial efficiency.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Access using campus network via VPN at home (THEi Users Only).

Summary:

Focuses on rapid implementation of practical, real-world cost reduction solutions In today's economic climate, the need to cut costs can be the difference between success and failure. Cost Reduction and Optimization for Manufacturing and Industrial Companies covers all major cost reduction areas, providing easy to read examples and advice on steps to take. It provides the roadmap for implementing recommended actions with true and tried methods by taking a modern, all-inclusive look at manufacturing processes. Based on the author's cost reduction experience gained during 30 year

Contents:

Cost Reduction and Optimization for Manufacturing and Industrial Companies; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Organizing a Cost-Reduction Program; Part I Labor; Chapter 2 Defining Headcount and Controlling Staff Growth; Chapter 3 Developing and Implementing Time Standards; Chapter 4 Measuring and Using Efficiency; Chapter 5 Assessing Machine Utilization; Chapter 6 Controlling Overtime; Chapter 7 Making Multiple Shifts Productive; Chapter 8 Finding and Reducing Lost Time; Chapter 9 Using the Learning Curve to Drive Costs Down; Part II Material; Chapter 10 Make-versus-Buy Determinations

Chapter 11 Inventory MinimizationChapter 12 Material Utilization; Chapter 13 Minimizing Supplier Costs; Chapter 14 Supplier Negotiation; Chapter 15 Supplier Competition; Part III Process Improvements; Chapter 16 Workflow Optimization; Chapter 17 Setup Time Reduction; Chapter 18 Material-Handling Improvements; Chapter 19 Scrap and Rework Reduction; Chapter 20 Work Center Cleanliness; Part IV Design; Chapter 21 The Design Approach; Chapter 22 Requirements Relaxation; Chapter 23 Tolerance Relaxation; Chapter 24 Materials Substitution; Chapter 25 Packaging; Part V Overhead

Chapter 26 General Overhead ExpensesChapter 27 Travel; Chapter 28 Inspection; Part VI Gaining Disciples and Measuring Progress; Chapter 29 Suggestion Programs; Chapter 30 Measuring Progress; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612548369

9781282548367

1282548360

9781613441657

1613441657

9780470643815

0470643811

9780470643808

0470643803

OCLC:

612349550