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Modern approaches to manufacturing improvement : the Shingo system / Shigeo Shingō ; Alan Robinson, editor-in-chief ; foreword by Norman Bodek.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shingō, Shigeo, 1909-1990.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Production management.
- Quality control.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (425 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Routledge, 2017.
- Summary:
- Here's the quickest and most inexpensive way to learn about the pioneering work of Shigeo Shingo, co-creator (with Taiichi Ohno) of just-in-time. It's an introductory book containing excerpts of five of his classic books as well as an excellent introduction by Professor Robinson.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Editor{u2019}s Introduction: Shigeo Shingo{u2019}s Contributions to Manufacturing
- chapter 2 Author{u2019}s Introduction: Fimdamental Flaws in European and American Production Philosophies
- part Section One: Improvement
- chapter Introduction
- chapter 3 Basic Concepts for Improving Production Systems
- chapter 4 Stage One: Problem Identification
- chapter 5 Stage Two: Basic Approaches to Improvement
- chapter 6 Basic Approaches to Improvement
- chapter 7 Basic Approaches to Improvement (III) Better Means
- chapter 8 Stage Three: Making Plans for Improvement
- chapter 9 Stage Four: Translating Improvement Plans into Reality
- chapter 10 Understanding and Conviction
- chapter 11 The Force o f Habit
- part Section Two: Zero Quality Control Source Inspection and the Poka-Yoke System
- chapter 12 Inspections
- chapter 13 Approaching the Zero QC Method
- chapter 14 More on Inspection Systems
- chapter 15 Using Poka-Yoke Systems
- part Section Three: A Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System
- chapter 16 Introduction to SMED
- chapter 17 Setup Operations in the Past
- chapter 18 Fundamentals of SMED
- chapter 19 Tediniques for Applying SMED
- chapter 20 Applying SMED to Internal Operations
- chapter 21 Basic Examples o f SMED
- chapter 22 Effects of SMED
- chapter 50 Years in Factory Improvement.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-351-43063-7
- 0-203-74674-0
- 1-351-43064-5
- 9780203746745
- OCLC:
- 1014362265
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