Study of the Toyota Production System: From an I

Thisisthe"greenbook"thatstarteditall--thefirstbookinEnglishonJIT，writtenfromtheengineer'sviewpoint.WhenOmarkIndustriesbought500copiesandstudieditcompanywide，OmarkbecametheAmericanpioneerinJIT.HereisDr.Shingo'sclassicindustrialengineeringrationaleforthepriorityofprocess-basedoveroperationalimprovementsinmanufacturing.HeexplainsthebasicmechanismsoftheToyotaproductionsystem，examinesproductionasafunctionalnetworkofprocessesandoperations，andthendiscussesthemechanismnecessarytomakeJITpossibleinanymanufacturingplant.*ProvidesoriginalsourcematerialonJust-ln-Time*Demonstratesnewwaystothinkaboutprofit，inventory，waste，andproductivity*Explainstheprinciplesofleveling，standardworkprocedures，multi-machinehandling，supplierrelations，andmuchmoreIfyouareaseriousstudentofmanufacturing，youwillbenefitgreatlyfromreadingthisprimaryresourceonthepowerfulfundamentalsofJIT.