A Study of the Toyota Production System: From an Industrial Engineering Viewpoint (Produce What Is Needed, When It's Needed)

Shingo, Shigeo; Dillon, Andrew P.

ISBN 10: 0915299178 / ISBN 13: 9780915299171

Published by Productivity Press, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Study of the Toyota Production System: From an Industrial Engineering Viewpoint (Produce What Is Needed, When It's Needed)
• Publisher: Productivity Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915299178
• ISBN 13: 9780915299171
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This is the "green book" that started it all -- the first book in English on JIT, written from the engineer's viewpoint. When Omark Industries bought 500 copies and studied it companywide, Omark became the American pioneer in JIT.

Here is Dr. Shingo's classic industrial engineering rationale for the priority of process-based over operational improvements in manufacturing. He explains the basic mechanisms of the Toyota production system, examines production as a functional network of processes and operations, and then discusses the mechanism necessary to make JIT possible in any manufacturing plant.

• Provides original source material on Just-ln-Time
• Demonstrates new ways to think about profit, inventory, waste, and productivity
• Explains the principles of leveling, standard work procedures, multi-machine handling, supplier relations, and much more

If you are a serious student of manufacturing, you will benefit greatly from reading this primary resource on the powerful fundamentals of JIT.

About the Author

Shigeo Shingo(1909 – 1990) was a Japanese industrial engineer specialized in quality control. He is known for various quality techniques concepts such as Poka-Yoke , Mistake Proofing, SMED , Just in Time Production , and Jidoka.