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Fast Track to Waste-Free Manufacturing : Straight Talk from a Plant Manager

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Title: Fast Track to Waste-Free Manufacturing : Straight Talk from a Plant Manager
Author: John W. Davis
ISBN: 1563272121 / 9781563272127
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 277
Publisher: Productivity Press
Year: 1999
Availability: Out of Stock
     
 
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Manufacturing in the United States is currently undergoing a major transition, yet large numbers of manufacturers simply do not recognize what it is all about. Many still operate under out dated manufacturing practices and do not see that the enemy is not the competition, but rather their own system of production. Batch, or mass manufacturing is still the preferred system of production for most U.S.-based industry. But to survive, let alone become globally competitive, companies will have to put aside their old mass manufacturing paradigms and completely change their entire production system.

WFM will give you step-by-step directions to making rapid, lasting changes. Davis has created 4 new drivers of WFM and has linked them so you know what order to do them in and when it is time to move to the next driver. He covers nearly every aspect of the lean revolution and provides essential tools and techniques you will need to implement WFM. He also addresses the critical management issues that will arise in any plant that is striving to be world class.

Drawing from more than 30 years of manufacturing experience, John Davis gives you tools and techniques for eliminating anything that cannot be clearly established as value added. WFM is not a theory. It is a proven process, and one the author has successfully implemented. He shares with you from his own experiences in guiding manufacturers through this process. Davis fully details the journey of a factory that moved from mass to waste-free manufacturing in a matter of 24 months. This factory was nationally recognized by wall street analysts as an effective manufacturing model. You get to sit in on their meetings and learn from their triumphs and failures.

So hold on to your hat, because you are about to learn how to do what most in the field of world class manufacturing tell you isn't possible: to rapidly deploy WFM and change the system of production. Filled with checklists, an ongoing case study and, most important, strategies that will work, Fast Track to Waste-Free Manufacturing: Straight Talk from a Plant Manager will provide you with the principles and methodology for WFM and a road map for its implementation. All you need is the will, the focus, and a sense of urgency about the future of U.S. manufacturing. If you are a plant manager, foreman, supervisor, or executive who wants to quickly transform your factory into a world class manufacturer, Mr. Davis' WFM methodology is "must reading."

A 296 minute abridged version of this book is also available on four compact discs or audio cassettes from Productivity Press.

Publisher’s Message
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction : The Revolution has Just Begun

Chapter 1 : Confronting the Deep Dark Dungeon
Chapter 2 : The Plant Manager’s Manifesto
Chapter 3 : The New Competition and the Barriers
Chapter 4 : Waste-Free Manufacturing—Changing the Rules
Chapter 5 : Examining the WFM Drivers
Chapter 6 : Beginning the WFM Journey
Chapter 7 : Changing the Culture
Chapter 8 : Measuring Progress—What to Measure and How
Chapter 9 : Organizational and Operational Issues to Support WFM
Chapter 10 : Staying the Course on Your Never-Ending Journey

Bibliography
About the Author
Index

 
 
 
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