Quality Management

The ISO Lesson Guide translates ISO 9001 into easy-to-understand words. This pocket guide was designed as a quick reference for anyone to carry around conveniently. Each element containin..

Are you ready to implement a just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing program but need some help orienting employees to the power of JIT? Here is a concise and practical guide to introduce equipment operators..

Changeovers in 3 minutes or less! That is the result of the process described in this book. Picking up where Dr. Shingo's Single Minute Exchange of Die left off, it streamlines the process even furthe..

The philosophy of kaizen, which simply means continuous improvement, is the starting place for all lean production improvements. Kaizen events are opportunities to make focused changes in the workplac..

Kanban is the name given to the inventory control card used in a pull system. The primary benefit of kanban is to reduce overproduction -- the most critical of the seven deadly wastes. A kanban system..

Toyota’s world-renowned success proves that just-in-time (JIT) makes other manufacturing practices obsolete. This simple but powerful book is based on the seminars given by Taiichi Ohno and other seni..

As LEI?s understanding of lean and its application to the entire enterprise has deepened, we have begun to provide resources to help organizations to perform core business tasks in new, more effective..

Value-stream maps are the blueprints for lean transformations and Learning to See is an easy-to-read, step-by-step instruction manual that teaches this valuable tool to anyone, regardless of his or he..

Questions for Making Materials Flow The Plan for Every Part (PFEP) 1. What information should you include in the PFEP? 2. How will you maintain the integrity of the PFEP? Developing a Purchase..

The expression offer products that satisfy customer requirements is not just about ethics, but is the key to survival for organizations today. Globalization and technological improvements have made it..

With continuous improvement (kaizen) and Total Quality Control (TQC) becoming increasingly important to world class companies, there’s an urgent need to build quality into every management decision. T..

The Zero Quality Control System (ZQC) is a mistake-proofing approach that prevents defects by monitoring processing conditions at the source and correcting errors that cause defects. Since it is human..

Shingo, whose work at Toyota provided the foundation for JIT, teaches how to implement non-stock production in your JIT manufacturing operations. The culmination of his extensive writings on efficient..

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a crucial measure in TPM that tells you how well your equipment is running. It links three elements in one percentage: the time the machines is actually runnin..

By reconfiguring your traditional assembly lines into production cells based on one-piece flow, you can drastically reduce your lead time, staffing requirements, and number of defects. Kenichi Sekin..