Productivity Press (33 kníh )

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  Robin E. McDermott, Raymond J. Mikulak, Michael R. Beauregard The Basics of FMEA, 2nd Edition EN

  Originally designed to address safety concerns, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) is now used throughout the industry to prevent a wide range of process and product problems. Useful in both product design and manufacturing, FMEA can identify improvements early when product and process changes are relatively easy and inexpensive to make. Updated to include changes reflected in ISO/TX-16949:2002 standards and…

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  Max Ammerman The Root Cause Analysis Handbook EN

  An accident has occurred on the plant floor. How does someone determine what caused it? Or what if there has been an error in the production line that has led to the company manufacturing defective products? What does the company do? The answer is root cause analysis, a process that allows a company to find the cause of single events/problems in the workplace. The Root Cause Analysis Handbook presents a walkthrough…

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  Henry Ford Today and Tomorrow EN

  This title is winner of the 2003 Shingo Prize! This classic, authored by the world's most famous automaker, reveals the thinking that changed the industry forever. First published in 1926 and long out of print, the book had been largely forgotten. Yet Ford's ideas have never stopped having an impact; even Taiichi Ohno acknowledged that a key stimulus to JIT was his close reading of this book. Today, these same ideas…

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  Taiichi Ohno, Norman Bodek Toyota Production System EN

  In this classic text, Taiichi Ohno - inventor of the Toyota Production System and Lean manufacturing - shares the genius that sets him apart as one of the most disciplined and creative thinkers of our time. Combining his candid insights with a rigorous analysis of Toyota's attempts at Lean production, Ohno's book explains how Lean principles can improve any production endeavor. A historical and philosophical…

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  TPM for Every Operator EN

  TPM for Every Operator covers the information that needs to be communicated to operators when facilitating a company-wide TPM initiative. It covers the main aspects of TPM, introducing frontline workers to this important manufacturing strategy that encourages them to participate in and even initiate routine maintenance that can help extend machine life and prevent stoppages. Based on actual implementations, this…

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  TPM for Supervisors EN

  The benefits of advanced manufacturing methods can't be realized until they're practiced consistently and proficiently by your entire workforce. Here's a simple, low-cost way to get everyone on board quickly. This small book presents the basic methodology of TPM and focuses on hands-on activities for shopfloor teams to maximize equipment effectiveness. Feedback from our customers indicates that this book has been…

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  TPM: Collected Practices and Cases EN

  Equipment downtime can bring a lean manufacturing operation to a complete standstill. Total productive maintenance (TPM) is fundamental to lean implementation as machine failure at any stage of a continuous flow process will halt all the steps before and after it. Strategies aimed at eliminating downtime are essential to any operation in which the processes require the use of complex machinery and equipment. TPM:…

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  Art Smalley, Durward K. Sobek Understanding A3 Thinking EN

  Notably flexible and brief, the A3 report has proven to be a key tool In Toyota’s successful move toward organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and improvement, especially within its engineering and R&D organizations. The power of the A3 report, however, derives not from the report itself, but rather from the development of the culture and mindset required for the implementation of the A3 system. In…

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  Chris A. Ortiz Visual Controls EN

  An effective visual communication system can help manufacturing employees eliminate significant waste from daily tasks. From work-zone color coding to posted metrics, visual controls clarify and simplify the path to enhanced processes and profits. Leaving little to chance, Visual Controls: Applying Visual Management to the Factory provides a detailed explanation of how to apply the Lean principles of 5S to convert…