Production Line Efficiency: A Comprehensive Guide for Managers, Second Edition (Supply and Operations Management Collections) - Softcover

Shaaban, Sabry

 
9781606497180: Production Line Efficiency: A Comprehensive Guide for Managers, Second Edition (Supply and Operations Management Collections)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1606497189 ISBN 13: 9781606497180
Publisher: Business Expert Press, 2013

Synopsis

This book covers the area of unpaced, unbalanced production lines. You will find an up-to-date discussion of how designing these lines can be made more efficient by taking advantage of inherent imbalance -- for example operators who work at different speeds- a concept which has traditionally been seen as an obstacle to efficient production. A series of experiments are presented to illustrate the issues involved in improving performance through production line imbalance. This area is of interest to postgraduate and executive level students interested in the area of production, and to managers of manual or semi-automated production lines who are interested in innovative approaches to line design. In this book you will find some surprisingly easy ways to improve performance with low or zero costs. Emphasis is placed on reducing the amount of time production lines lie idle, and on reducing work in process. This is a timely contribution to the field when managers are casting around for new ways to cut waste and reduce their use of natural resources.

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About the Author

France; Associate professor in the Department of Finance and Operations; ESC Rennes School of Business

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Publisher
Business Expert Press
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1606497189
ISBN 13 
9781606497180
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
125