This is the "green book" that started it all -- the first book in English on JIT, written from the engineer's viewpoint. When Omark Industries bought 500 copies and studied it companywide, Omark became the American pioneer in JIT.
Here is Dr. Shingo's classic industrial engineering rationale for the priority of process-based over operational improvements in manufacturing. He explains the basic mechanisms of the Toyota production system, examines production as a functional network of processes and operations, and then discusses the mechanism necessary to make JIT possible in any manufacturing plant.
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<li>Provides original source material on Just-ln-Time</li>
<li>Demonstrates new ways to think about profit, inventory, waste, and productivity</li>
<li>Explains the principles of leveling, standard work procedures, multi-machine handling, supplier relations, and much more</li>
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If you are a serious student of manufacturing, you will benefit greatly from reading this primary resource on the powerful fundamentals of JIT.

A Study of the Toyota Production System: From an Industrial Engineering Viewpoint (Produce What Is Needed, When It's Needed)

Business & Money

Shingo, Shigeo

Dillon, Andrew P.

Economics

Productivity Press

Here, in Dr. Shingo's final book, he gives us a comprehensive system for the improvement of production functions. This book's broad scope encompasses such diverse topics as Value Engineering, CAD/CAM techniques, and information management. If you've never read Shingo, it will give you an overview of his brilliant concepts. If you are familiar with his genius, you'll find it a much-needed network of his ideas.
It includes:
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<li>Historical revolutions in production.</li>
<li>A production management revolution in the United States.</li>
<li>A scientific thinking mechanism for improvement.</li>
<li>Creating an improvement plan.</li>
<li>Basic flaws in conventional production management improvement.</li>
<li>Process functions and operational functions.</li>
<li>The effect of the division of labor on the development of work.</li>
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The Shingo Production Management System: Improving Process Functions

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