New Horizons in Standardized Work: Techniques for Manufacturing and Business Process Improvement
, by Martin; Timothy D.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781439840801 | 1439840806
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 1/24/2011
Understanding the thinking behind standardized work is essential to realizing its maximum benefits. This book is an all-inclusive guide to applying standardized work principles to virtually any situation or process. It includes an array of examples that demonstrate how the concepts can be applied in a variety of industries and business applications. In a step-by-step format, the book discusses the relationship of the work period of takt time ' as expressed in the short-cycle , long-cycle, and non-cyclic applications ' parallel work steps, takt boards, the three main worker interface levels in job designs, and their applications.