Time Out: Using Visible Pull Systems to Drive Process Improvement (Hardcover)

MAKING THE DECISION.

An Overview.

The Foundation for Cycle Time.

A Process Overview.

How Will We Know When We're Done?

ORGANIZATION AND METRICS.

The Process Industry and the "We're Different" Syndrome.

Organizing For a Time Implementation.

Performance Metrics.

Other Organizational Tasks.

ASSESSING AND PLANNING.

Getting Started with the Core Team.

Cycle Time Mapping.

Simulation Modeling.

Assessing Opportunity.

Other Tools in the Toolbox.

The Business Plan.

PULL SCHEDULING.

The Pull Concept.

Pull Adaptations for the Process Environment.

Designing Pull Systems.

Additional Design and Management Considerations.

VISIBLE MANAGEMENT AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

Visible Management.

Linking Visible Management with Continuous Improvement.

Management Structure.

The Benchmarks.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index.