Continuous flow manufacturing : quality in design and processes

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Continuous flow manufacturing : quality in design and processes

Pierre C. Guerindon

(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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