Lean Manufacturing Series (6 Parts)

Synopsis

1: Explains lean manufacturing as a way of mapping the overall manufacturing process from rao material to finish goods, all the way to the customer. It uses less time, less inventory, less capital and fewer resources by streamlining the overall production process. Covers benefits, characteristics of ‘lean’ companies, basic principles, factors that contribute to the acceptance of the lean manufacturing principle, and how a pull production control system reacts to control inventory requirements.
2: Explores how three key factors - a strong commitment of customer service, lean manufacturing, and advanced information technology - have enabled Miller SQA, a manufacturer of office furniture, to reach unprecedented order-to-delivery speed while maintaining high quality.
3: Shows how TAC Manufacturing, a supplier of automotive products, successfully integrated lean manufacturing within its entire operation. Demonstrates such concepts as the benefits of a pull production control system; supplier confidence; the importance of a strong team-based culture; use of visual management to spot problems; the use of Kanban to keep the right amount of product in each workcell.
4: Demonstrates how the Donnelly Corporation used value stream mapping to reduce inventory and create one-piece flow in the assembly of automotive mirrors. Kanban card systems, andon lights, inventory trigger points and other lean manufactoring concepts are illustrated to explain the methods Donnelly used to improve product quality and delivery. Dr James Womack, President of the Lean Enterprise Institute, describes his experience with Value Stream Mapping. Mike Rother goes through an example of Current State Mapping.
5: Explores examples of quick changeover in the plastic injection moulding, metal stamping and metal cutting industries. Through case studies at four leading companies, shows how reduced changeover times are more responsive to customer needs. Presents the benefits of reducing set-up times, how to identify wasted time by analyzing current routines, and the five common organisational procedures to follow when implementing quick changeover.
6: Explains how visual coantrols are developed and used in a factory environment to help identify production problems and improve productivity. Case studies at four leading companies show how visual controls are used to control inventory, schedule maintenance, and clearly mark machine and tool locations. Explains what the typical worker reaction is to using visual controls and what steps are needed to help sustain the gains received after implementation.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 15, 17, 13,30, 32, 26 min.

Year of production

2000

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £87.00 (+VAT +p&p)) parts 1-3 each 2000 sale: £183.60 (+VAT +p&p) parts 4-6 each

Subjects

Engineering

Keywords

control systems; lean manufacturing; manufacturing industries; process engineering; production management

Credits

Contributor

James Womack; Mike Rother

Sections

Title

Introduction of lean manufacturing

Synopsis

1: Explains lean manufacturing as a way of mapping the overall manufacturing process from rao material to finish goods, all the way to the customer. It uses less time, less inventory, less capital and fewer resources by streamlining the overall production

Title

Lean manufacturing at Miller SQA

Synopsis

2: Explores how three key factors - a strong commitment of customer service, lean manufacturing, and advanced information technology - have enabled Miller SQA, a manufacturer of office furniture, to reach unprecedented order-to-delivery speed while mainta

Title

Lean manufacturing at TAC Manufacturing

Synopsis

3: Shows how TAC Manufacturing, a supplier of automotive products, successfully integrated lean manufacturing within its entire operation. Demonstrates such concepts as the benefits of a pull production control system; supplier confidence; the importance

Title

Mapping your value stream

Synopsis

4: Demonstrates how the Donnelly Corporation used value stream mapping to reduce inventory and create one-piece flow in the assembly of automotive mirrors. Kanban card systems, andon lights, inventory trigger points and other lean manufactoring concepts a

Title

Quick changeover for lean manufacturing

Synopsis

5: Explores examples of quick changeover in the plastic injection moulding, metal stamping and metal cutting industries. Through case studies at four leading companies, shows how reduced changeover times are more responsive to customer needs. Presents the

Title

Visual controls

Synopsis

6: Explains how visual coantrols are developed and used in a factory environment to help identify production problems and improve productivity. Case studies at four leading companies show how visual controls are used to control inventory, schedule mainten

Production Company

Name

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Distributor

Name

American Technical Publishers Ltd

Email

info@ihsatp.com

Web

http://www.ihsatp.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01344 861666,

Address

IHS ATP
Willoughby Road
Bracknell
Berks
RDG12 8DW

Notes

American Technical Publishers has been taken over by IHS and is now known as IHS ATP (2005)