Made-to-Order Lean

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Made-to-Order Lean
by Greg Lane

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Low Volume Manufacturing often appears contrary to 'Lean' Methodologies, though if you look at the Toyota Production System (which had some of its roots in a Job Shop, but instead became famous for the remarkable results in high-volume manufacturing plants), one must return to the principals (not the high publicized tools) to better understand its correct application in high-mix, low-volume environments.

Made to Order Lean is based on years of successfully adapting lean methodologies into Job Shops. This book is specifically geared for manufacturers that have hundreds to thousands of active part numbers with few or no ongoing forecasted volumes, and for job shops that build only to order. The primary focus is eliminating non-value-added activities and instituting improvements on the most repetitive jobs, a strategy that gives you more time to produce your low-volume work or one-offs.

The book focuses on operational process improvement, but also dedicates 3 chapters to improving indirect (transactional) processes, which are a more intricate portion in these organizations and account for significant cost & lead time in high mix environments.

Publisher: Productivity Press

ISBN-13: 978-1-563273-62-9

SKU: 3629

Publication Date: June 1, 2007

Number of Pages: 192

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By Mike Heape | November 8, 2017

I found this book really useful.

The company i work for are low volume high mix and the book has some great techniques for improvement when the company is doing poorly and for when the company is doing well.

I was always told that Value stream mapping was impossible in job shops until this book. This book highlights the lean principles and adapts them to suit.

There is still a stigma about low volume, high mix lean manufacturing. This book helps tackle that stigma and is a great tool for justifying change to upper management.

I highly recommend that Job shop and made to order company's management read this book

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