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World Class Manufacturing

Autor Richard J. Schonberger
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 ian 2008
In his best-selling book Japanese Manufacturing Techniques, Richard J. Schonberger revolutionized American manufacturing theory and, more important, practice. In that breakthrough book, he revealed that Japanese manufacturing excellence was not culturally bound. Offering the first demystified explanation of the simple techniques that fueled Japan's industrial success, he demonstrated how the same methods could be put to work as effectively in U.S. plants.Now, in World Class Manufacturing, Schonberger returns to tell the success stories of nearly 100 American corporations -- including Hewlett-Packard, Harley-Davidson, General Motors, Honeywell, and Uniroyal -- that have adopted the famed just-in-time production and "total quality control" strategies. Based on his firsthand experience as a major consultant to American industry, he examines how they did it -- and illustrates how the same concrete, specific steps used by these top companies can be implemented in any factory today. What's more, Schonberger shows that his bold concepts and reforms apply equally to all industries, whether the product is computers, pasta, or trucks, and to all divisions -- from manufacturing and engineering to accounting and marketing.According to Schonberger, world-class manufacturing depends on blended management -- rather than domination by a separate group of managers -- which marshalls resources for continual rapid improvement. To achieve world-class status, companies must change procedures and concepts, which in turn leads to recasting relations among suppliers, purchasers, producers, and customers. Acknowledging the difficulty inherent in such changes, Schonberger stresses that employee involvement and interaction, both on the shop floor and in the decision-making/problem-solving process, is key. Wary of those who view improvement in terms of modernizing equipment, he points out that making maximum use of people and current machinery is a company's first priority; automation, if necessary, should come much later.World Class Manufacturing also includes Schonberger's 17-point action agenda to guide innovators toward manufacturing excellence, from getting to know the customer to cutting the number of suppliers, reducing error in production, and deciding when and how to automate.Indispensable for all manufacturing innovators who aim to keep ahead of the competition, this inspiring, groundbreaking volume does much more than just recommend or theorize about the new manufacturing approach. Plainly, realistically, and logically, it explains how it's done.
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ISBN-13: 9781416592549
ISBN-10: 1416592547
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:08000
Editura: Free Press

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Since the invention of double-entry bookkeeping, managers have judged a company's worth by sales and profits. Now, Richard J. Schonberger, the architect of the worldwide Just-In-Time revolution, reaches beyond "financials" to redefine excellence - and reveals, with new benchmark data, how pioneers become dynasties. This book will be indispensable reading for manufacturing and general managers in all industries, as well as for pension fund managers, institutional investors, stock analysts, and stockbrokers.

Notă biografică

Richard J. Schonberger

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Contents

Preface

CHAPTER 1. Faster, Higher, Stronger

CHAPTER 2. Line Operators and Operating Data

CHAPTER 3. Staff as Supporting Actors

CHAPTER 4. Overstated Role of Capital (Automation in Slow Motion)

CHAPTER 5. Economy of Multiples

CHAPTER 6. Responsibility Centers

CHAPTER 7. Quality: Zeroing In

CHAPTER 8. Design Leverage

CHAPTER 9. Partners in Profit: Suppliers, Carriers, Customers

CHAPTER 10. Simple Models, Simple Systems

CHAPTER 11. Managing the Transformation

CHAPTER 12. Training: The Catalyst

CHAPTER 13. Strategy Revealed

Appendix. Honor Roll: The 5-10-20s

Notes

Index