Description
Book SynopsisUsing language that is easy to understand, Cross-Functional Productivity Improvement describes how improvement efforts can be undermined by errors and incompleteness. It illustrates the various types of errors that can hurt productivity and outlines proven solutions to prevent or correct them. Explaining how departments not directly related to manufacturing can hinder productivity, it provides time-tested advice on how to reduce waste and enhance efficiency.
The book starts with an overview of traditional productivity improvement methods. Subsequent chapters explain how different departments can affect productivity and describe what must be done to improve productivity. Supplying time-tested procedures for implementing cross-functional productivity actions that are applicable across a wide range of industries, the text describes the problems caused by incorrect Lean manufacturing, material flow, efficiency, ergonomics, quality policies, issues of malpractice, and count
Table of Contents
Basic Concepts. The Traditional Approach to Productivity Improvement. Additional Considerations for the Cross-Functional Approach. Productivity and Human Resources. Productivity and Your Quality Management System. Productive Manufacturing. Waste Prevention. Productivity and Motivation. Reliability of the Process and Manufacturing Equipment. Implementing Cross-Functional Productivity Improvement. Overcoming Resistance to Change.
