Author : David Meade
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 32,46 MB
Release : 2006-08-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1420013777
The effect Lean Manufacturing programs have on profit and loss statements during the early months of their implementation often causes them to be viewed as failures. The length of time it will take traditional financial reports to reflect lean manufacturing improvements depends upon how poorly the operation was doing in terms of inventory managemen
Author : William M Feld
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,20 MB
Release : 2000-09-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1420025538
There are some very good books available that explain the Lean Manufacturing theory and touch on implementing its techniques. However, you cannot learn "how to be" lean from merely reading the theory. And to be successful in the real-work environment you need a clear comprehension of how lean techniques work, rather than just a remote understanding
Author : Brian J. Carroll
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 21,28 MB
Release : 2007-12-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0849305330
Lean thinking is too often narrowly focused on physical processes, causing serious shortcomings, which limit Lean‘s substantial benefits. Revised to consider the emerging global economy, Lean Performance ERP Project Management, Second Edition integrates strategy, people, process, and information technology into a project management methodolo
Author : Américo Azevedo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1644 pages
File Size : 44,51 MB
Release : 2013-06-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 331900557X
The proceedings includes the set of revised papers from the 23rd International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2013). This conference aims to provide an international forum for the exchange of leading edge scientific knowledge and industrial experience regarding the development and integration of the various aspects of Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems covering the complete life-cycle of a company’s Products and Processes. Contents will include topics such as: Product, Process and Factory Integrated Design, Manufacturing Technology and Intelligent Systems, Manufacturing Operations Management and Optimization and Manufacturing Networks and MicroFactories.
Author : Matthew Zander
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,17 MB
Release : 2006-07-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1420013661
Having an accurate assessment of company expenditures is a key to staying in business. Activity-based management (ABM) is the only system that offers the tools to correctly assess the outflow involved in a tightly knit supply chain and enables understanding not only of the total cost of ownership (TCO), but also how these costs should be allocated.
Author : James William Martin
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 48,30 MB
Release : 2008-10-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1420068806
This book provides a practical reference of tools, methods, and concepts that enable a reader to understand Lean Six Sigma concepts to improve his or her process using Kaizen events. It presents a simple reference to plan and conduct Kaizen events in service systems and office environments.
Author : Robert Handfield
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 37,40 MB
Release : 2007-12-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1420013300
The lifeblood of any business is the timely delivery of products and services. In the best possible world, if one plans accordingly, disruptions never occur. However, in the real world, disruptions do and will occur and the best business plans are those that anticipate and prepare for this inevitability, especially when dealing with international s
Author : David E. Mulcahy
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 29,14 MB
Release : 2008-05-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0849305802
A well-planned, well-structured warehouse management system (WMS) offers significant advantages to an organization, particularly in its ability to make warehouse operations more efficient, more cost effective, and more responsive. A Supply Chain Logistics Program for Warehouse Management details the concepts, applications, and practices n
Author : Paul Schönsleben
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1066 pages
File Size : 25,39 MB
Release : 2010-03-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1420058649
Tackling the logistical, planning, and managerial challenges that companies face, the third edition of this bestselling reference addresses the increased importance of strategy issues in various fields. While retaining many elements of the previous editions, Integral Logistics Management: Operations and Supply Chain Management in Comprehensive Valu
Author : James B. Ayers
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 36,95 MB
Release : 2007-11-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1420013750
A consequence of business specialization is the implementation of weak processes that cross departmental and corporate boundaries. Supply chain management (SCM) addresses this issue by requiring a process view that reaches across these confines. Due to globalization and a competitive environment, those within the retail supply chains are particular
