New Horizons in Standardized Work

New Horizons in Standardized Work

by Timothy D. Martin, Jeffrey T. Bell
Released November 2017
Publisher(s): Productivity Press
ISBN: 9781439840818

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Book description

Enabling management to verify that processes are being performed correctly and in an efficient manner, standardized work provides limitless opportunities for process improvements. So much so, that it has become a vital component of improvement efforts in Lean enterprise systems.New Horizons in Standardized Work: Techniques for Manufacturing and Bus

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Chapter 1: What Is Standardized Work? (1/3)
  7. Chapter 1: What Is Standardized Work? (2/3)
  8. Chapter 1: What Is Standardized Work? (3/3)
  9. Chapter 2: Observation (1/4)
  10. Chapter 2: Observation (2/4)
  11. Chapter 2: Observation (3/4)
  12. Chapter 2: Observation (4/4)
  13. Chapter 3: Cyclic Standardized Work (1/5)
  14. Chapter 3: Cyclic Standardized Work (2/5)
  15. Chapter 3: Cyclic Standardized Work (3/5)
  16. Chapter 3: Cyclic Standardized Work (4/5)
  17. Chapter 3: Cyclic Standardized Work (5/5)
  18. Chapter 4: Long-Cycle Standardized Work (1/2)
  19. Chapter 4: Long-Cycle Standardized Work (2/2)
  20. Chapter 5: Job Design for the Worker: Understanding the Levels of Interfacing (1/6)
  21. Chapter 5: Job Design for the Worker: Understanding the Levels of Interfacing (2/6)
  22. Chapter 5: Job Design for the Worker: Understanding the Levels of Interfacing (3/6)
  23. Chapter 5: Job Design for the Worker: Understanding the Levels of Interfacing (4/6)
  24. Chapter 5: Job Design for the Worker: Understanding the Levels of Interfacing (5/6)
  25. Chapter 5: Job Design for the Worker: Understanding the Levels of Interfacing (6/6)
  26. Chapter 6: Noncyclic Standardized Work (1/4)
  27. Chapter 6: Noncyclic Standardized Work (2/4)
  28. Chapter 6: Noncyclic Standardized Work (3/4)
  29. Chapter 6: Noncyclic Standardized Work (4/4)
  30. Appendix A: Philosophy for Auditing Standardized Work (1/2)
  31. Appendix A: Philosophy for Auditing Standardized Work (2/2)
  32. Appendix B: Documenting Common Issues and Problems with a WCT (1/4)
  33. Appendix B: Documenting Common Issues and Problems with a WCT (2/4)
  34. Appendix B: Documenting Common Issues and Problems with a WCT (3/4)
  35. Appendix B: Documenting Common Issues and Problems with a WCT (4/4)
  36. Appendix C: Taking Measurements with a Stopwatch (1/2)
  37. Appendix C: Taking Measurements with a Stopwatch (2/2)
  38. Appendix D: Workplace Mock-Ups and Simulation Philosophy (1/2)
  39. Appendix D: Workplace Mock-Ups and Simulation Philosophy (2/2)
  40. Appendix E: A Little More on the Kaizen Attitude (1/2)
  41. Appendix E: A Little More on the Kaizen Attitude (2/2)
  42. References
  43. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: New Horizons in Standardized Work
  • Author(s): Timothy D. Martin, Jeffrey T. Bell
  • Release date: November 2017
  • Publisher(s): Productivity Press
  • ISBN: 9781439840818