An Introduction to Lean Work Design: Standard Practices and Tools of Lean, Volume II
- 2h 21m
- Lawrence D. Fredendall, Matthias Thürer
- Business Expert Press
- 2016
This book approaches Lean as an exercise in work design – hence its title. To provide an integrated view of the different perspectives of lean work design, the book examines the major work design decisions from each perspective.
It identifies the principles involved in lean operations and examines three existing theories of work design that help define lean operations: systems theory; system variance and the three buffers utilized to protect the system from variance (inventory, capacity and lead time); and organizational information processing theory.
The intended outcome for readers of this book will be an understanding of what is meant by Lean, how it applies to work design, and how it can be implemented in a variety of industries and organizational settings to make those organizations more competitive.
About the Author
Lawrence D. Fredendall, is a Professor of Management at Clemson University. He is currently conducting research that is concerned with the implementation of lean operations and quality management in both health-services and manufacturing.
Matthias Thurer, is a Professor at Jinan University (PR China). He holds a Masters from the Technical University Berlin (Germany) and a PhD from the University of Coimbra (Portugal). He maintains a broad research network, regularly visiting Universities such as Lancaster University (UK), Clemson University (U.S.), Michigan State University (U.S.) and the University of Groningen (The Netherlands).
In this Book
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Visible Control Using 5S
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Total Productive Maintenance Through Visible Control
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Single-Minute-Exchange-of-Die
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Visible Control Using the Facility Layout
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Visual Signaling for Visual Control
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Visual Control Using Pull Systems
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Value Stream Mapping
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Total Quality Management
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Continuous Improvement—Problems Everywhere
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Work Structure Through Standardization
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Coordinating Improvement Through Hoshin Kanri
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Summary
