Eliminating Minor Stoppages on Automated Lines

Informationen zum Autor Suehiro, Kikuo Klappentext Stoppages of automated equipment lines adversely affect productivity! cost! and lead time. Such losses make decreasing the number of stoppages a crucial element of TPM. This book presents a scientific approach to determining the causes of stoppages and the actions that can be taken to diminish their occurrence. Zusammenfassung Kikuo Suehiro has helped companies such as Hitachi achieve unprecedented reduction in the number of minor stoppages. In this explicitly detailed book, he presents a scientific approach to determining the causes of stoppages and the actions that can be taken to diminish their occurrence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword to the Japanese Edition, Preface, Acknowledgments, PART 1. UNDERSTANDING MINOR STOPPAGES, 1. Definition of Minor Stoppages, 2. Measurement Criteria for Evaluating Minor Stoppages, 3. Examples of Improvement Results, 4. The Need for Improvement, 5. An Approach to Finding Solutions, PART 2. THE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, 6. Overview of Improvement Steps, 7. Step 1: Conduct Initial Planning, 8. Step 2: Measure MTBF, 9. Step 3: Establish Values, 10. Step 4: Study and Inspect Target Process (Step S), 11. Step 5: Analyze Results (Step A), 12. Step 6: Analyze Causes (Step B), 13. Step 7: Apply PDC Cycle to Make Improvements (Step C), 14. Step 8: Do Follow-up Management, 15. Promotion of Improvements, Sources, Index

Product details

• Authors: Kikuo Suehiro, Suehiro Kikuo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.1992
• EAN: 9780915299706
• ISBN: 978-0-915299-70-6
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Manufacturing, Production engineering, Management of real estate, property & plant, Production and industrial engineering, Management of assets: real estate, property and plant