2nd Edition

JIT Implementation Manual -- The Complete Guide to Just-In-Time Manufacturing Volume 3 -- Flow Manufacturing -- Multi-Process Operations and Kanban

By Hiroyuki Hirano Copyright 2010
194 Pages 89 B/W Illustrations
by Productivity Press

194 Pages
by Productivity Press

"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 to Just-in-Time Manufacturing presents... Read more

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