LEAN Manufacturing Implementation A Complete Execution Manual for Any Size Manufacturer By Dennis P. Hobbs Hardcover, 6x9, 264 pages ISBN: 978-1-932159-14-1 September 2003 Co-published with APICS SKU: 978-1-932159-14-1 Retail Price: $54.95 $44.95 Qty: Add to cart Ship to Select country United States of America Afghanistan Åland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo (Democratic Republic of the) Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czechia Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) Korea (Republic of) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Moldova (Republic of) Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine, State of Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin (French part) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan, Province of China Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Vietnam Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (U.S.) Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe * Other * Shipping Method Name Estimated Delivery Price No shipping options Apply Custom wishlist OK Add to wishlist Add to compare list Email a friend This proven, easy-to-understand “how to” manual gives you the progressive steps to factory transformation to Lean without the aid of a consultant. It provides a toolbox of techniques for problem solving, continuous improvement, and for operating a Lean manufacturing facility on a day-to-day basis after the initial line design is completed. The book also features Kanban strategies for managing inventory including Single-Card and Multiple-Card Kanban Systems. Key Features About the author(s) Table of Contents Reviews Key Features Provides complete guidance for factory conversion to Lean manufacturing without the aid of a consultant Discusses how Lean lines are designed to meet future demand and the factors that impact throughput, scrap, rework, and optionality Covers resource identification, calculation, line design, operational definition, and quality at the task level Explains pull chains and pull sequences and how replenishment time is used to affect inventory velocity and impact inventory turns Explores how company culture is changed, identifies the challenges of implementation, and justifies Lean transformation in dollars and cents, plus much more Offers free downloadable worksheets, charts, templates, checklists, and a glossary of Lean manufacturing terms—available from the Web Added Value™ Download Resource Center About the author(s) Dennis Hobbs, CPIM, is a Principal Member of Mfg Matters, LLC, a leading boutique consulting firm that specializes in Lean manufacturing implementation. He has over 30 years of combined line and staff experience in manufacturing, primarily in the field of production planning, inventory control, and materials management. Dennis has successfully implemented the installation of Lean manufacturing systems for numerous manufacturers. As a professional instructor, he has trained over 2500 manufacturing professionals in Lean manufacturing techniques, has published numerous articles, serves as an active member of APICS, and is a sought-after speaker. Table of Contents Content Reviews "If you are seriously interested in reducing costs and inventory while increasing revenue and customer satisfaction in a manufacturing environment, read this book."- Dave Parrish, Industry Marketing Manager, J.D. Edwards"Dennis Hobbs clearly carries the scars of a manufacturing professional and the knowledge they produced. A person who cannot use this practical comprehensive reference to devise and implement a lean transformation should consider another line of endeavor."- Dennis Hanink, Former Vice President of Quality and Operations, TRW, Inc. Web Added Value This book comes with 10 downloadable file(s): templates, worksheets, datasets and other material referenced in its pages. Sign in to get them, or add the book to your account if you already own it.
