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Fundamentals of Hydroforming (eBook)

The book is a readable overview and design guidelines for the increasingly preferred manufacturing process. You can learn how to successfully implement hydroforming, the manufacturing process that brings together low cost, low mass, improved structural performance and improved quality.

Handbook of Metal Forming

The Handbook of Metal Forming focuses on practical solutions covering production methods, tools, machine tools, and other equipment, as well as precision tool-manufacturing methods and production systems. This comprehensive reference also includes all the relevant aspects of metallurgy, tribology, theory of plasticity, material properties, and process data determination.

Kaizen Event Implementation Manual, Fifth Edition

The main goal of kaizen is the elimination of non-value-added activities (waste) through the implementation of one-piece flow, working to takt time, and instituting a pull system. The mantra is to manufacture only what is needed by the customer, when it is needed, and in the quantities ordered. Kaizen has been shown to collapse lead times, dramatically reduce work in process, and reduce scrap and defects while minimizing the need for capital expenditures. Its successful results across industry are real, proven, documented, and confirmed!

Lean Epiphanies: Catapult the Cow

In Lean Epiphanies, author Gary Conner relates inspirational stories of the places he has been, the companies he has worked with, and the people he has met during his consultancy over the last 20 years.

Lean Manufacturing: A Plant Floor Guide (eBook)

Lean Manufacturing: A Plant Floor Guide takes you on a comprehensive journey through the entire lean implementation process. It is an easy-to-digest reference of lean fundamentals and processes that are mission-critical to a successful lean transformation in any plant.

Lean Math: Figuring to Improve

Lean Math features more than 160 thoughtfully organized entries. Ten chapters cover system-oriented math, time, the “-ilities” (availability, repeatability, stability, etc.), work, inventory, performance metrics, basic math and hypothesis testing, measurement, experimentation, and more. Two appendices cover standard work for analyzing data and understanding and dealing with variation.

Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition

Following in the tradition of its Shingo prize-winning predecessors, Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition gives a clear overview of the structure and tools of the lean production system. Written for the practitioner by a practitioner, it delivers a comprehensive insider's view of lean management.