ABSTRACT

The Portal to Lean Production: Principles and Practices for Doing More with Less describes the steps, difficulties, and rewards of implementing lean production. The book moves beyond concepts to address practical matters. The authors provide enough information for you to begin implementing lean production within your organization.

This book

chapter 1|14 pages

Portal to Lean Production

chapter 2|16 pages

Beginnings

chapter 3|16 pages

First Glimpse of a Manufacturing Cell

chapter 4|22 pages

Gaining Experience, Broadening the Concept

chapter 5|20 pages

Applying the Cell Concept Plantwide

chapter 6|24 pages

Kanban

chapter 7|28 pages

Total Productive Maintenance

chapter 8|20 pages

Quick Changeover

chapter 9|16 pages

Standard Work

chapter 10|22 pages

Focused Factories

chapter 11|34 pages

Customer-Focused Quality

chapter 13|20 pages

Supply-Chain Partnerships

chapter 14|20 pages

The Lean Enterprise

chapter 15|16 pages

Lean Culture Transformation