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Removing the Barriers to Efficient Manufacturing

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Removing the Barriers to Efficient Manufacturing

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Real-World Applications of Lean Productivity

Removing the Barriers to Efficient Manufacturing

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Removing the Barriers to Efficient Manufacturing book

Real-World Applications of Lean Productivity
ByDaniel L. Ferguson
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2013
eBook Published 30 September 2017
Pub. Location New York
Imprint Productivity Press
DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/b13766
Pages 294
eBook ISBN 9780429253881
Subjects Engineering & Technology
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Ferguson, D.L. (2013). Removing the Barriers to Efficient Manufacturing: Real-World Applications of Lean Productivity (1st ed.). Productivity Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b13766

ABSTRACT

W. Edwards Deming‘s central premise was that improvements in product quality would increase productivity, improve competitive position, and help ensure long-term survival. Point 12 of his landmark 14 Points for Management says that management‘s job is to remove the barriers that keep people from taking pride in their work. That‘s exactly what this

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|12 pages

- Deming Got It Right

chapter 2|8 pages

- Removing Barriers in the Workplace

chapter 3|20 pages

- Removing the Equipment Reliability Barrier with Effective Maintenance

chapter 4|10 pages

- Removing the Process Variability Barrier with Automatic Control Systems

chapter 5|14 pages

- Removing the Product Variability Barrier with Statistical Process Controls

chapter 6|4 pages

- Removing the Raw Material Quality Barrier

chapter 7|12 pages

- SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die)

chapter 8|18 pages

- The Process Control Manual

chapter 9|6 pages

- Training and Retraining

chapter 10|20 pages

- Selected Topics on Working with People

chapter 11|4 pages

- Some Pointers on Working with Unions

chapter 12|12 pages

- Organizing for Success

chapter 13|34 pages

- Putting It All Together with Action Plans

chapter 14|4 pages

- A Case Study

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