Sentence examples for lean production systems from inspiring English sources
The article's descriptions of Toyota's famous lean production systems are not flattering: at Nizumi, workers were not given "even a second to think".
By means of implementing Lean Production Systems (LPS) many firms were able to eliminate unnecessary waste and therefore gradually improve their production processes.
So far, we had developed a model for conceptual design of lean production systems by means of FR DP relationships, the key characteristics of axiomatic design (AD) methodology, appeared in the proceedings of Second International Conference of Axiomatic Design.
Empirical evidence for a configuration approach to lean production was first given by MacDuffie (1995) who demonstrated that the superior performance of lean production systems can be linked back both to the interrelatedness of several HR practices in an "internally consistent HR bundle" as well as the integration of that bundle with lean manufacturing policies.
Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood became the 18th century's most famous potter through innovative, artistic products and a lean production system.
Danaher, a smaller but very profitable conglomerate with a diverse range of manufacturing businesses, has a very different set of strengths; it applies its distinctive lean production system to a variety of product sectors, often through companies that it acquires and then transforms.
His findings complement those of John F. Krafcik, whose companion piece, "Triumph of the Lean Production System," appears elsewhere in this issue.
In another move to accelerate change, Hunt unveiled a collaboration with the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, internationally renowned for adapting the Toyota lean production system to patient care.
Ries, just 32, is a veteran tech entrepreneur who recognized parallels between Toyota's lean production system and the continuous innovation ethos he believes small companies must master.
In this paper, we present an axiomatic modeling of lean production system design, using process variables (PVs).
In the case of a production system we interpret PVs as the tools, methods, and resources, required for implementing a lean production system.
