Lean
Assembly: The Nuts and Bolts of Making Assembly Operations Flow
Author: Michel Baudin
Product Code: 2636
ISBN: 1-56327-263-6
Publisher: Productivity Press
Published: 2002
Pages: 291
Binding: Hard Cover
Dimensions: 6" X 9" X 1"
Illustrated: Yes
Pages Description: figures/photographs/charts/index
Price: US $50.00
With examples drawn from aerospace, electronics, household appliance,
personal products, and automotive industries, Lean Assembly covers the
engineering of assembly operations through:
Characterizing
the demand in terms of volume by product and product family, component
consumption, seasonal variability and life cycle.
Matching the physical structure of the shop floor to the demand with
the goal of approaching takt-driven production as closely as possible.
Working out the details of assembly tasks station by station, including
station sizing, tooling, fixturing, operator instructions, part presentation,
conveyance between stations, and the geometry of assembly lines as a
whole.
Incorporating mistake-proofing, successive inspection, and test operations
for quality assurance.
Lean Assembly differs from most other books on lean manufacturing in
that it focuses on technical content as a driver for implementation
methods. The emphasis is on exactly what should be done. This book should
be the "dog-eared" and "penciled-in" resource on
every assembly engineer's desk.
Table
of Contents
PART A: Analysis Techniques
Chapter
1: Key issues of assembly operations
Chapter 2: Product quantity analysis
Chapter 3: Trend and seasonality analysis
Chapter 4: Takt time and capacity
PART
B: Assembly Concepts
Chapter
5: Visualizing the assembly process
Chapter 6: The concept of the assembly line
Chapter 7: Collecting assembly time data
Chapter 8: Line balancing
PART
C: Detailed Design
Chapter
9: Assembly station sizing
Chapter 10: Detailed design of assembly stations
Chapter 11: Part presentation
Chapter 12: Conveyance between stations
Chapter 13: Assembly cells
Chapter 14: Overall shape of assembly lines
PART
D: Assembly Quality
Chapter
15: Preventing picking errors
Chapter 16: Inspection, test, and rework operations
Bibliography
Index
Reviews
Review
By: Tom Berghan, Lean Specialist, Korry Electronics - June 1, 2004
"Designing and implementing lean production systems presents a
never-ending host of curious puzzles. Experienced practitioners as well
as novices will find Michel Baudin's Lean Assembly full of creative
solutions."
Review
By: Dale Bayley, Lean Champion, Racor Division, Parker Hannifin - June
1, 2004
"Lean Assembly will be a vital resource to those at the forefront
of Lean implementation. It shows the reader how to properly analyze
and design assembly systems, while working out all the details such
as incorporating mistake-proofing concepts. Lean Assembly will find
itself on the desk of the Lean Implementer rather than on a bookshelf
collecting dust." |
