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News Release from: American Technical Publishers | Subject: Creating Mixed Model Value Streams
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 December 2002
Book addresses 'real factory' challenges
Creating Mixed Model Value Streams: Practical Lean Techniques for Building to Demand, addresses the challenges of high-mix manufacturing.
A new publication from Productivity Press, Creating Mixed Model Value Streams: Practical Lean Techniques for Building to Demand, addresses the challenges of high-mix manufacturing This book provides details and new techniques for implementing lean manufacturing in the complex environment that many manufacturers face on their own shop floors
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 15 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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In Creating Mixed Model Value Streams the author, Kevin J.
Duggan, uses a step-by-step approach, illustrated by a case study based on his own experiences, to go beyond the basics of value stream mapping.
Unlike other literature in the field of value stream mapping, Creating Mixed Model Value Streams tackles the real manufacturing world of multiple products, varying cycle times, and changing demand.
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This book assumes that the reader has familiarity with value stream mapping, but that their situation is intricate and complicated, unlike the simple maps they have learned how to draw.
The case study in Creating Mixed Model Value Streams follows the EMC Supply Company.
EMC makes a variety of products with a broad range of cycle times, faces varying demands, has some custom products, and needs to build to order as much as possible.
Duggan based the case study on his own experience working for the world's largest toy company where he developed and pioneered lean concepts.
In Creating Mixed Model Value Streams, Duggan walks the reader through the process of developing the future state, including balancing the flow for the mix, creating standard work for the mix, setting the pitch at the pacemaker, scheduling the mix at the pacemaker, and dealing with changes in customer demand.
The focus of this book is from the crucial process of the pacemaker out to the customer, as this is the first place to begin implementing lean concepts into the value stream.
In addition, the book covers many of the details of developing one's own lean production system.
Creating Mixed Model Value Streams is written clearly and presented in an easy-to-understand format.
The author takes the reader through the same reasoning he has used with great success in actual practice.
The book also includes a CD-ROM that features useful spreadsheets for sorting products into families and calculating equipment needs.
This book is required reading for most firms that are serious about realizing a lean transformation.
It addresses a critical need for companies in a high-variety product environment.
Production managers, quality managers, engineers, and anyone involved with continuous improvement activities will benefit from reading this book.
Creating Mixed Model Value Streams is available through American Technical Publishers and sells for GBP 39.00.
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