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Factory Physics

Third Edition

By: Wallace J. Hopp,Mark L. Spearman

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Factory Physics

Third Edition

By: Wallace J. Hopp,Mark L. Spearman

Our economy and future way of life depend on how well American manufacturing managers adapt to the dynamic, globally competitive landscape and evolve their firms to keep pace. A major challenge is how to structure the firms environment so that it attains the speed and low cost of high-volume flow lines while retaining the flexibility and customization potential of a low-volume job shop. The books three parts are organized according to three categories of skills required by managers and engineers: basics, intuition, and synthesis. Part I reviews traditional operations management techniques and identifies the necessary components of the science of manufacturing. Part II presents the core concepts of the book, beginning with the structure of the science of manufacturing and a discussion of the systems approach to problem solving. Other topics include behavioral tendencies of manufacturing plants, push and pull production systems, the human element in operations management, and the relationship between quality and operations. Chapter conclusions include main points and observations framed as manufacturing laws. In Part III, the lessons of Part I and the laws of Part II are applied to address specific manufacturing management issues in detail. The authors compare and contrast common problems, including shop floor control, long-range aggregate planning, workforce planning and capacity management. A main focus in Part III is to help readers visualize how general concepts in Part II can be applied to specific problems. Written for both engineering and management students, the authors demonstrate the effectiveness of a rule-based and data driven approach to operations planning and control. They advance an organized framework from which to evaluate management practices and develop useful intuition about manufacturing systems.

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Card-Based Control Systems for a Lean Work Design

The Fundamentals of Kanban, ConWIP, POLCA, and COBACABANA

By: Matthias Thurer,Mark Stevenson,Charles Protzman

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Card-Based Control Systems for a Lean Work Design

The Fundamentals of Kanban, ConWIP, POLCA, and COBACABANA

By: Matthias Thurer,Mark Stevenson,Charles Protzman

Many shops have simplified their production control by using card-based systems such as kanban and Constant Work-in-Process (ConWIP). Although these systems provide a simple and highly effective visual approach for controlling manufacturing and service operations, all too many shops struggle with failed implementations or achieve results that fall

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Factory Physics

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By: Wallace J. Hopp,Mark L. Spearman

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By: Wallace Hopp,Wallace J. Hopp,Mark L. Spearman

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By: Wallace Hopp,Wallace J. Hopp,Mark L. Spearman

After a brief introductory chapter, "Factory Physics" 3/e is divided into three parts: I The Lessons of History; II Factory Physics; and III Principles in Practice. The scientific approach to manufacturing and supply chain management, developed in Part II, is unique to this text. No other text or professional book provides a rigorous, principles-based foundation for manufacturing management. The Third Edition offers tighter connections between Lean Manufacturing, MRP/ERP, Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management, and Factory Physics. In addition to enhancing the historical overview of how these systems evolved, the authors show explicitly how users can achieve Lean Manufacturing objectives (faster response, less inventory) using the integration aspects of MRP/ERP/SCM systems along with the variance analysis methods of Six Sigma. Factory Physics provides the overarching framework that coordinates all of these initiatives into a single-focused strategy.

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