Lean Production 5 Key Features 3 Broad Types of Waste 13 Tips 5S Applications of Lean Customer-focused TQM Examples Quotes Just-In-Time (JIT) JIT Implementation Management Philosophy Toyota perfected lean manufacturing in the 1990s, and now the concept is being put touse in other areas, such ...
However, there is very little literature, in terms of case studies or examples, that focuses on the daily struggle in companies of transforming these strategies into working practice. The research reported in this paper illustrates, by means of a case study, how a French automotive supplier has...
Examples of systems that can be used include a build-to-the-standard form (see Shongo, 1985) and the Design System Matrix (Eppinger, 2001); both of these can be utilized by drawing out processes by hand, or by using more sophisticated software tools. Production Stream Leveling revolves ...
See also my post Strategies for Mass Customization. Mass Production: Production of a large number of identical parts. Through the large quantity, it is possible to benefit from the Economies of Scale. Started in the late 19th century in the USA, for example with matches, cigarettes, and ...
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The Lean Enterprise Institute celebrates thatThe Shingo Institute, a program of theJon M. Huntsman School of BusinessatUtah State University, has awarded John Toussaint, MD, and Kim Barnas the Shingo Publication Award for their book,Becoming the Change: Leadership Behavior Strategies for Continuous ...
The above are merely a selection of simple sequencing strategies. Much-more complex strategies exist to optimize certain aspects of the production. These may, for example, optimize changeover times (see my series onChangeover Sequencing), leveling (see my series onleveling), using prioritization (se...
LEAN Manufacturing is about understanding the principles, advantages and disadvantages and the prevention and elimination of Muda (waste).
Toyoda's concept morphed into theToyota Production System, which eventually became the Lean methodology. From these small beginnings, Lean evolved into the foundation ofAgile project management—several industries, including software development, construction, and healthcare, now use Lean methodology. ...
Integrating Lean and Agile Strategies into the Production Control System for Mixed- model Production Lines Katsuhiko Takahashi, Kana Yokoyama and Katsumi Morikawa Department of Artificial Complex Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University 1-4-1, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima,...