Capitalizing on Lean Production Systems to Win New Business

Capitalizing on Lean Production Systems to Win New Business

by Chris Harris, Rick Harris
Released December 2013
Publisher(s): Productivity Press
ISBN: 9781466586345

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Book description

Although there are many organizations that have implemented Lean production systems and become more profitable as a result, there can be a gap between what those organizations currently do and how they should plan for and profit from new business. Capitalizing on Lean Production Systems to Win New Business: Creating a Lean and Profitable New Product Portfolio explains how to create a Lean product portfolio to fill that gap so you can become more profitable from that new business.

Providing a fundamental understanding of the Lean enterprise production system, this book can help an organization take its current Lean knowledge and translate that knowledge into a step-by-step methodology to win and launch new business. Lean topics covered include:

  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Plan for Every Part
  • Process Design and Standard Work
  • Scheduling and Material Flow
  • Machine Changeover
  • Quality and Continuous Improvement

By developing the New Product Acquisition and Launch Portfolio presented in this book, you can dramatically improve your ability to produce the products customers desire and deliver them on time. Focusing on the concepts that are critical to the longevity of your Lean enterprise system, this book will help you understand how to deliver a product that meets the quality and delivery standards of your customer. It will also help you understand how this new product fits into your Lean enterprise system.

Detailing how to achieve a successful new product launch through upfront planning, this book provides you with the tools to enhance efficiencies throughout your supply chain.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents (1/2)
  3. Contents (2/2)
  4. Why You Need This Book (1/3)
  5. Why You Need This Book (2/3)
  6. Why You Need This Book (3/3)
  7. About the Authors
  8. Chapter 1: The Value Stream Map (1/4)
  9. Chapter 1: The Value Stream Map (2/4)
  10. Chapter 1: The Value Stream Map (3/4)
  11. Chapter 1: The Value Stream Map (4/4)
  12. Chapter 2: The Plan for Every Part (1/4)
  13. Chapter 2: The Plan for Every Part (2/4)
  14. Chapter 2: The Plan for Every Part (3/4)
  15. Chapter 2: The Plan for Every Part (4/4)
  16. Chapter 3: Process Design and Standard Work (1/5)
  17. Chapter 3: Process Design and Standard Work (2/5)
  18. Chapter 3: Process Design and Standard Work (3/5)
  19. Chapter 3: Process Design and Standard Work (4/5)
  20. Chapter 3: Process Design and Standard Work (5/5)
  21. Chapter 4: Scheduling and Material Flow (1/4)
  22. Chapter 4: Scheduling and Material Flow (2/4)
  23. Chapter 4: Scheduling and Material Flow (3/4)
  24. Chapter 4: Scheduling and Material Flow (4/4)
  25. Chapter 5: Planning for Machine Capacity (1/4)
  26. Chapter 5: Planning for Machine Capacity (2/4)
  27. Chapter 5: Planning for Machine Capacity (3/4)
  28. Chapter 5: Planning for Machine Capacity (4/4)
  29. Chapter 6: Quality and Continuous Improvement (1/3)
  30. Chapter 6: Quality and Continuous Improvement (2/3)
  31. Chapter 6: Quality and Continuous Improvement (3/3)
  32. Chapter 7: Training Production Associates to Produce the Final Product (1/4)
  33. Chapter 7: Training Production Associates to Produce the Final Product (2/4)
  34. Chapter 7: Training Production Associates to Produce the Final Product (3/4)
  35. Chapter 7: Training Production Associates to Produce the Final Product (4/4)
  36. Chapter 8: The Time Frame (1/3)
  37. Chapter 8: The Time Frame (2/3)
  38. Chapter 8: The Time Frame (3/3)
  39. Chapter 9: Your Suppliers and Other Considerations (1/2)
  40. Chapter 9: Your Suppliers and Other Considerations (2/2)
  41. Chapter 10: New Product Acquisition and Launch Portfolio (1/5)
  42. Chapter 10: New Product Acquisition and Launch Portfolio (2/5)
  43. Chapter 10: New Product Acquisition and Launch Portfolio (3/5)
  44. Chapter 10: New Product Acquisition and Launch Portfolio (4/5)
  45. Chapter 10: New Product Acquisition and Launch Portfolio (5/5)
  46. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Capitalizing on Lean Production Systems to Win New Business
  • Author(s): Chris Harris, Rick Harris
  • Release date: December 2013
  • Publisher(s): Productivity Press
  • ISBN: 9781466586345