This is the ""green book"" that started it all -- the first book in English on JIT, written from the engineer's viewpoint. When Omark Industries bought 500 copies and studied it companywide, Omark became the American pioneer in JIT.
Here is Dr. Shingo's classic industrial engineering rationale for the priority of process-based over operational improvements in manufacturing. He explains the basic mechanisms of the Toyota production system, examines production as a functional network of processes and operations, and then discusses the mechanism necessary to make JIT possible in any manufacturing plant.
Provides original source material on Just-ln-TimeDemonstrates new ways to think about profit, inventory, waste, and productivityExplains the principles of leveling, standard work procedures, multi-machine handling, supplier relations, and much moreIf you are a serious student of manufacturing, you will benefit greatly from reading this primary resource on the powerful fundamentals of JIT.
By:
Shigeo Shingo, Andrew P. Dillon, Norman Bodek Imprint: Productivity Press Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 440g ISBN:9780915299171 ISBN 10: 0915299178 Pages: 296 Publication Date:01 October 1989 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Shigeo Shingo(1909 – 1990) was a Japanese industrial engineer specialized in quality control. He is known for various quality techniques concepts such as Poka-Yoke , Mistake Proofing, SMED , Just in Time Production , and Jidoka.