Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-312) and index.
Part I Lean and the process industries -- Lean overview : principles and truths -- Distinguishing characteristics of process industry manufacturing -- The seven (or eight, or nine) wastes in the process industries -- Part II Seeing the waste -- Value stream mapping the process industries -- Reading and analyzing the current state value stream map -- Part III Lean tools needing little modification -- Total productive maintenance -- Setup reduction and SMED -- Visual management -- Kaizen events -- Part IV Lean tools needing a different approach -- Finding, managing, and improving bottlenecks -- Cellular manufacturing in the process industries -- Product wheels : production scheduling, production sequencing, production leveling -- Postponement in the process industries : finish to order -- Pull replenishment systems -- Supermarket design -- The importance of leadership and robust business processes -- Part V Appendices.
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This text describes the application of Lean manufacturing concepts to the process industries: sheet goods, fibers, architectural and automotive paints, food, beverage, plastics, synthetic rubber, batch chemicals, fertilizers, and pharmaceuticals.