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Creating Level Pull
0Art Smalley’s book “Creating Level Pull” presents a lean production strategy for enhancements across the entire plant. It unifies the flows of information and materials, balancing demand and promoting seamless production. The booklet offers helpful illustrations and instructions on batch scheduling, production leveling, and inventory management.
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Lean Logistics
0“Lean Logistics” by Michel Baudin provides practical methods to avoid shortages and maintain low inventories. It addresses the physical infrastructure and information flow of lean logistics, enhancing capacity and flexibility.
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Supply Chain Management at Wrap Speed
0In 2000, Schragenheim and Dettmer introduced groundbreaking production ideas in “Manufacturing at Warp Speed.” Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt later expanded and popularized these concepts. Their sequel, “Supply Chain Management at Warp Speed,” updates and integrates the Theory of Constraints with raw material acquisition and manufacturing, ensuring product availability for manufacturers and retailers.
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The Toyota Kaizen Continuum
0“The Toyota Kaizen Continuum” provides a firsthand account of implementing the Toyota Production System (TPS). John Stewart offers practical insights and a five-step process for continuous improvement and operational value.