Many production managers have de-stocked excessively large inventories,
gone lean, experimented with continuous improvement processes and
introduced new working practices. These interventions have largely
failed. Businesses have also failed to invest in the workforce that
undertakes improvements. This means that cash flow stops quickly, stocks
are depleted to zero and customers lose confidence.
Systems for Manufacturing Excellence looks at how people and
technology work effectively together to generate high performance
manufacturing and service operations. Not everyone is a Toyota but that
does not mean we cannot learn from such businesses. The book will
present a logic, variety of approaches and methods that underpin the
different models of high performance used by 'world class' businesses.
The authors use examples from their training with Toyota, work with
Tesco, and many world class manufacturing businesses that form their
research agenda. The book will help teams run each part of their
production process for effectiveness and efficiency, with a high level
of discipline that supports excellence in performance.