JIT Implementation Manual -- The Complete Guide to Just-In-Time Manufacturing: Volume 4 -- Leveling -- Changeover and Quality Assurance

by Hiroyuki Hirano

Overview

"It is a book for manufacturing companies that are fighting desperately for survival and that will go to any length to improve their factories and overcome the obstacles to success. One could even call this book a bible for corporate survival." Hiroyuki Hirano  Known as the JIT bible in Japan, JIT Implementation Manual The Complete Guide t

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040181195
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/27/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	188
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

JIT Management Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan

Table of Contents

Leveling. What Is Level Production? Various Ways to Create Production Schedules. Differences between Shish-Kabob Production and Level Production. Leveling Techniques. Realizing Production Leveling. Changeover. Why Is Changeover Improvement (Kaizen) Necessary? What Is Changeover? Procedure for Changeover Improvement. Seven Rules for Improving Changeover. Quality Assurance. Quality Assurance: The Starting Point in Building Products. Structures that Help Identify Defects. Overall Plan for Achieving Zero Defects.The Poka-Yoke System. Poka-Yoke Case Studies for Various Defects. How to Use Poka-Yoke and Zero Defects Checklists.