Continuous flow manufacturing : quality in design and processes
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Continuous flow manufacturing : quality in design and processes
(Manufacturing engineering and materials processing, 45)
M. Dekker, c1995
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This work presents the fundamental principles of continuous flow manufacturing, furnishing a corporate strategy and set of operating rules that help create an environment where continuous flow manufacturing can flourish. A 10-step methodology for converting a traditional factory to a continuous flow operation is provided, and conventional manufacturing techniques are compared with the continuous flow approach.
Table of Contents
- Strategies for a new era
- the modernization vision
- the continuous flow factory vision
- automation for the continuous flow factory
- overcoming the challenges of automation
- comparing continuous flow and traditional factories
- information systems for the continuous flow factory
- taking action and realizing the gains
- consolidating the gains of continuous flow manufacturing
- justifying, approving and monitoring investment
- creating a continuous flow factory
- conclusion.
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