Becoming Lean Inside Stories of U. S. Manufacturers

Name: Becoming Lean Inside Stories of U. S. Manufacturers
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ISBN: 9781563271731

ISBN-10: 1563271737

ISBN-13: 9781563271731

Edition: 1997

Authors: Jeffrey K. Liker

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List price: $62.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Productivity Press
Publication date: 11/12/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 554
Size: 6.34" wide x 9.25" long x 1.42" tall
Weight: 2.574
Language: English



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Foreword


Acknowledgments



Introduction: Bringing Lean Back to the U.S.A.




Bringing the Toyota Production System to the United States: A Personal Perspective




Japanese Education and Its Role in Kaizen




Lean Manufacturing Practices at Small and Medium-Sized U.S. Parts Suppliers - Does It Work?




Transforming a Plant to Lean in a Large, Traditional Company: Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems, GM




Making Leather Leaner: The Garden State Tanning Story




Learning About Lean Systems at Freudenberg-NOK: Where Continuous Improvement Is a Way of Life




The Donnelly Production System: Lean at Grand Haven




Implementing Lean Manufacturing at Gelman Sciences, Inc.




Cedar Works: Making the Transition to Lean




Operational Excellence: A Manufacturing Metamorphosis at Western Geophysical Exploration Products




The Successes and Failures of Implementing Continuous Improvement Programs: Cases of Seven Automotive Parts Suppliers




Lean Production - The Challenge of Multidimensional Change




Crossroads: Which Way Will You Turn on the Road to Lean?




Conclusion: What We Have Learned About Becoming Lean



Index