FOCUSED EXCELLENCE
A Practical Tool Book For Business Competitiveness and Lean Transformation
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TOOLS TO ESTABLISH PULL
TOPIC: Process Design ... Page 185
SUCCESS STORY: Implementing Lean Manufacturing High mix Production
... Page 189
SUCCESS STORY: Different Machine Layouts in Sewing Line ... Page 191
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TOPIC: Pull Systems ... Page 192
LEARNING HUB: Lego Kanban ... Page 193
SUCCESS STORY: Implementation of Kanban for production materials ... Page 196
NOW WATCH: 5S and Kanban in Hospitals ... Page 199
HANDS ON: Kanban Process Walk ... Page 200
TOOLBOX: Kanban Calculator and Worksheet ... Page 205
SMART MIND: Pull Systems ... Page 208
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TOPIC: Standard Work ... Page 208
NOW WATCH: Factory Standard Work ... Page 210
SUCCESS STORY: Standard Work in Assembly to Order workstations ... Page 211
LEARNING HUB: What a Block! ... Page 212
TOOLBOX: SWI Template ... Page 212
TOOLBOX: Work Sequence and Time Sheet ... Page 213
SUCCESS STORY: An application of the Lean Production tool Standard Work
... Page 214
SUCCESS STORY: Standard Work at the factory ... Page 216
HANDS ON: Standard Work a at the production floor ... Page 218
SMART MIND: Standard Work ... Page 218
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TOPIC: Line Balancing ... Page 219
NOW WATCH: Line balancing at one-piece flow ... Page 221
SUCCESS STORY: Line balancing in assembly operations ... Page 223
HANDS ON: The 8 wastes related to Line Balancing ... Page 224
NOW WATCH: Balanced Process Design ... Page 224
LEARNING HUB: Pizzeria Fifi ... Page 226
SMART MIND: Line Balancing ... Page 226
TOOLBOX: Line Balancing Workbook (Yamazumi chart) NEW ... Page 230
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