2nd Edition
JIT Implementation Manual -- The Complete Guide to Just-In-Time Manufacturing Volume 4 -- Leveling -- Changeover and Quality Assurance
By Hiroyuki Hirano
Copyright 2010
188 Pages
145 B/W Illustrations
by
Productivity Press
188 Pages
by
Productivity Press
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"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
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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
Biography
JIT Management Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan
