2nd Edition
JIT Implementation Manual -- The Complete Guide to Just-In-Time Manufacturing Volume 3 -- Flow Manufacturing -- Multi-Process Operations and Kanban
Flow Production
Why Inventory Is Bad
What Is Flow Production?
Flow Production within and between Factories
Multi-Process Operations
Multi-Process Operations: A Wellspring for Humanity on the Job
The Difference between Horizontal Multi-Unit Operations and Vertical Multi-Process Operations
Questions and Key Points about Multi-Process Operations
Precautions and Procedures for Developing Multi-Process Operations
Labor Cost Reduction
What Is Labor Cost Reduction?
Labor Cost Reduction Steps
Points for Achieving Labor Cost Reduction
Visible Labor Cost Reduction
Kanban
Differences between the Kanban System and Conventional Systems
Functions and Rules of Kanban
How to Determine the Variety and Quantity of Kanban
Administration of Kanban
Visual Control
What Is Visual Control?
Case Study: Visual Orderliness (Seiton)
Standing Signboards
Andon: Illuminating Problems in the Factory
Production Management Boards: At-a-Glance Supervision
Relationship between Visual Control and Kaizen
Biography
JIT Management Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan






