New horizons in standardized work : techniques for manufacturing and business process improvement /: techniques for manufacturing and business process improvement. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Timothy D. Martin & Jeffrey T. Bell.
• Other Names: Martin, Timothy D; Bell, Jeffrey T
• Contents: What is Standardized Work?; A Foundation for Stability; The Best Method at the Moment; A Basis for Improvement; How do we get Standardized Work?; The Required Components for Standardized Work; Types of Standardized Work; ; Observation; Making Observations and Formulating New Questions; How to Break Down Work Element Observations for Standardized Work; Establishing Work Element Standards & Graphical Notations; Methods for Work Element Data; Evaluation of the Data; The Importance of Observing the True Situation; Learning to See Below the Surface; ; Cyclic Standardized Work; Work-Component Types; The Effects of Variation; How to Document Standardized Work: The Standardized Work Chart; Tools for Standardized Work: The Work-Combination Table; The Importance of Geographic Relationship; Making the Problems Visible; ; Long-Cycle Standardized Work; Applying Standardized Work Principles to Long-Cycle Applications; The Concept of Parallel Work Steps; Other Cyclic Standardized Work Issues; The Concept of Takt; Looking for Other Ways to Express the Concept of Takt; Job Design for the Worker : Understanding the Levels of Interfacing; Decoupling-When is Protection from Interruption Needed?; Protection Expressed by Units of Time; Effects of Coupled Jobs; Using the Interface Levels for Design of Good Standardized Work; Striking a Balance: Man and Machine; Some New Rules and Some New Tools; ; Noncyclic Standardized Work; Parallel Work Steps or Tasks on Demand; Workers on Patrol; Merging Takt Time and the Work Period; Assisting the Worker: Standardized Work Drives Equipment Needs; Assisting the Worker: Tools for Complex or Infrequent Tasks; Applying Standardized Work to Transactional Processes; In Summary
• Publisher Details: New York : Productivity Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 157 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658.53; Workflow; Standardization; Production standards; Production standards; Standardization; Workflow; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1439840814; 9781439840818; 1439840806; 9781439840801
• Related ISBNs: 9781439840801
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (157 page).; Note: Print version record.
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