Dealing with Complexity
...provides a nice balance between lean philosophies and concepts, as well as guidance and examples. The content enables operations managers to gain an understanding of basic ideas and principles, and it is detailed enough that process engineers and lean practitioners can learn specific applications of the various tools. If you work in the process industry and want to make improvements to your lean manufacturing operations, Lean for the Process Industries is highly recommended. -Janice M. Gullo, CFPIM, CSC writing in APICS magazine, July/August 2010 King has done a masterful job of describing the application of lean concepts and tools, which originated in discrete part and assembly operations, to the process industries. His book will become the handbook for lean practitioners in those industries. -Ted Brown, Lean Competency Champion, DuPont Operations & Supply Chain Center of Competency King truly understands Lean Manufacturing and the intricacies of applying Lean tools in the process industries; he has mastered the theory and the application of Lean. - Douglas R. Kroeger, past president, IIE Process Industries Division; manufacturing manager, Nestle Nutrition This book is a must-read for Lean practitioners in chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and other process industries. - Tom Knight, founder and chief strategy officer, Invistics Corporation King does a wonderful job blending the complementary aspects of Lean and the theory of constraints in an integrated approach specific to a continuous process flow environment. - Jeff Oelke, program director, Operations Management Certificate, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lean Dynamics LLC, Newark, Delaware, USA
Introduction: Lean Overview The Process Industries: what makes them unique Value Stream Mapping the Process Industries The Basics: Kaizen Events The 8 Wastes in the Process Industries Set-up reduction & SMED Total Productive Maintenance Visual Management Dealing with Complexity: Finding, managing, and improving Bottlenecks Cell design in the Process Industries Production scheduling, production sequencing, production leveling: Product Wheels Lead time improvement Postponement: Finish-to-Order Pull Systems Supermarket design Fixed interval replenishment Fixed quantity replenishment Managing variability: Safety Stock Creating the Future State Map The importance of robust business processes Appendix: The Hypothetical Process description and data