Planning Manufacturing Cells takes the reader on a comprehensive journey through the development of manufacturing cells, including: defining what a cell is, the planning approaches of cell development, analyzing flow and overcoming problems along the way, operational procedures, refining and evaluating initial cell plans, detailed cell planning, designing the workplace, and implementing the design.This illustrative book provides practical tools for a better cell planning, including more than 20 working forms for every aspect of cell planning, a four-page coupling and integration worksheet, a checklist of 17 characteristics of lean cells, and a 25-question checklist for tuning up cells already in place.
| ISBN: | 9780872635494 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2002 |
| Author: | Lee Hales |
| Publisher: | Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
| Format: | Spiral bound |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Genres: |
Production and industrial engineering |