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Becoming lean : inside stories of U.S. manufacturers
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- Creator
- Jeffrey K. Liker, editor
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Portland, Or. : Productivity Press, [1997]
- ©1997
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 535 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781563271731, 1563271737
- OCLC
- ocm37693823
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 1. Introduction: Bringing Lean Back to the U.S.A. / Jeffrey K. Liker -- 2. Bringing the Toyota Production System to the United States: A Personal Perspective / John Y. Shook -- 3. Japanese Education and Its Role in Kaizen / Jennifer Yukiko Orf -- 4. Lean Manufacturing Practices at Small and Medium-Sized U.S. Parts Suppliers - Does It Work? / Steven F. Rasch -- 5. Transforming a Plant to Lean in a Large, Traditional Company: Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems, GM / Daniel Woolson and Mike A. Husar -- 6. Making Leather Leaner: The Garden State Tanning Story / Sean G. Traynor -- 7. Learning About Lean Systems at Freudenberg-NOK: Where Continuous Improvement Is a Way of Life / Joseph C. Day -- 8. The Donnelly Production System: Lean at Grand Haven / Jeffrey K. Liker and Keith Allman -- 9. Implementing Lean Manufacturing at Gelman Sciences, Inc. / Matthew J. Zayko, Walton M. Hancock and Douglas J. Broughman -- 10. Cedar Works: Making the Transition to Lean / Bill Costantino -- 11. Operational Excellence: A Manufacturing Metamorphosis at Western Geophysical Exploration Products / Mark F. McGovern and Brian J. Andrews -- 12. The Successes and Failures of Implementing Continuous Improvement Programs: Cases of Seven Automotive Parts Suppliers / Thomas Y. Choi -- 13. Lean Production - The Challenge of Multidimensional Change / George Koenigsaecker -- 14. Crossroads: Which Way Will You Turn on the Road to Lean? / Mike Rother -- 15. Conclusion: What We Have Learned About Becoming Lean / Jeffrey K. Liker