By reconfiguring your traditional assembly lines into production cells based on one-piece flow, you can drastically reduce your lead time, staffing requirements, and number of defects.

Kenichi Sekine studied under the late Shigeo Shingo and is responsible for many recent advances in the deployment of the Toyota Production System in Japan. In this comprehensive book, Sekine provides an in-depth education into the why's and how's of the restructuring process. Sekine first examines the basic principles of process flow building, then offers detailed case studies of how various industries designed unique one-piece flow systems (parallel, L-shaped, and U-shaped floor plans) to meet their particular needs. One-Piece Flow describes each step in the process of establishing one-piece flow and: (1) provides ample "test your skills" worksheets that guide you through the solution of problems, and (2) includes over 300 illustrations and 14 single-page case studies that show how to cut assembly personnel in various industries.

With this book, plant managers will learn how to eliminate overstaffing waste and build a multi-skilled work force equipped to support JIT manufacturing.

The book includes:

• Basic concept of one-piece production
• Case studies
• Process razing techniques
• U-shaped cells for assembly lines
• Techniques for removing waste from factories
• Establishing one-piece flow at a factory that produces small lots on a customer-order basis
• "Single" delivery at MYNAC
  
  Table of Contents:
  Part I: Basics
  1.) The Basic Concepts of One-Piece Production
  2.) Cutting Assembly Personnel by Half: Case Studies
  3.) Establishing a Wide-variety Small-lot Production System
  4.) Illustrating Process Razing
  5.) Process Razing Techniques
  6.) Trial Elimination of Conveyors
  7.) U-shaped Cells for Assembly Lines
  8.) Establishing U-shaped Cells in a Garment Factory
  9.) U-shaped Cells for Electronic Component Assembly
  10.) Techniques for Removing Waste from Factories
  
  Part II: Application
  11.) Color Changeover Improvement at Japan's Oldest Plastics Company: The Case of Starlight Industries
  12.) Establishing One-Piece Flow at a Factory that Produces Small Lots on a Customer-order Basis: The Case of Oriental Motor
  13.) "Single" Delivery at MTNAC: From Order to Delivery in Nine Days
  14.) Reducing Waste on Printed Circuit Board Component Assembly Lines: The Case of Kumamoto Electronics
  
  ISBN# 156327325X
  Author: Kenichi Sekine
  Published: 2005
  Pages: 308
  Binding: Paperback
  
  Item# 70B7012