Lean Improvement: Eliminating Waste and Inventory

Marek Szwejczewski and Malcolm Jones
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Marek Szwejczewski: Cranfield University
Malcolm Jones: Productivity Europe

Chapter Chapter 3 in Learning From World-Class Manufacturers, 2013, pp 47-65 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter we will describe how companies have implemented what has come to be known as ‘Lean Manufacturing’, based on study of the Toyota Production System. As we mentioned in Chapter 1, the Toyota Production System evolved during the 1950’s and 1960’s so that by the time of the Oil Crisis in the early 1970’s, Toyota was able to ride out the crisis unlike any other major Japanese manufacturer. Rather than evolving their own systems, many companies and consultants have attempted to construct road-maps to implement a TPS-like system in their own environment.

Keywords: Safety Stock; Line Rate; Kanban System; Pitch Interval; Toyota Production System (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137292308_3

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