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A Revolution in Manufacturing: The Smed System
Contributor(s): Dillon, Andrew P. (Author), Shingo, Shigeo (Author)
ISBN: 0915299038     ISBN-13: 9780915299034
Publisher: Productivity Press
OUR PRICE:   $104.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 1985
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Annotation: Written by the industrial engineer who developed SMED for Toyota, this book contains hundreds of illustrations and photographs, as well as twelve chapter-length case studies. Here are the most complete and detailed instructions available anywhere for transforming a manufacturing environment to speed up production and make small lot inventories feasible.

It includes:

  • Theory and practice of the SMED system.
  • Setup operations in the past.
  • Fundamentals of SMED.
  • Techniques for applying SMED.
  • Basic examples of SMED.
  • SMED System Case Studies.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Management - General
- Technology & Engineering | Manufacturing
- Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general)
Dewey: 658.5
LCCN: 84061450
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.18" W x 9.42" (1.41 lbs) 386 pages
 
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Written by the industrial engineer who developed SMED (single-minute exchange of die) for Toyota, A Revolution in Manufacturing provides a full overview of this powerful just in time production tool. It offers the most complete and detailed instructions available anywhere for transforming a manufacturing environment in ways that will speed up production and make small lot inventories feasible. The author delves into both the theory and practice of the SMED system, explaining fundamentals as well as techniques for applying SMED. The critically acclaimed text is supported with hundreds of illustrations and photographs, as well as twelve chapter-length case studies.