"Planning Manufacturing Cells" takes the reader on a comprehensive journey through the development of manufacturing cells, including: defining what a cell is, the planning approaches of cell development, analyzing flow and overcoming problems along the way, operational procedures, refining and evaluating initial cell plans, detailed cell planning, designing the workplace, and implementing the design.
This illustrative book provides practical tools for a better cell planning, including more than 20 working forms for every aspect of cell planning, a four-page coupling and integration worksheet, a checklist of 17 characteristics of lean cells, and a 25-question checklist for tuning up cells already in place.
Preface
Part I
Chapter 1 : Introduction to Manufacturing Cells
Chapter 2 : Systematic Planning of Manufacturing Cells (SPMC)
Part II
Chapter 3 : Input Data and Classification of Parts
Chapter 4 : Process Analysis-Equipment and Flow
Chapter 5 : Cell Layout Planning
Chapter 6 : Cell Operating Procedures
Chapter 7 : Personnel and Management Planning
Chapter 8 : Refinement and Evaluation of Plans
Part III
Chapter 9 : Detailed Cell Plans
Chapter 10 : Workplace Design
Part IV
Chapter 11 : Orientation and Project Planning
Chapter 12 : Implementation
Appendices
1 : Additional Techniques for Grouping Parts
2 : Coupling and Integration Worksheet
3 : Checklist for Detailed Cell Design and Implementation
4 : Special Considerations for Cell Automation
5 : Process Charting
6 : Synopsis of Simplified SPMC
Working Forms
Index
