Optimizing factory performance cost-effective ways to achieve significant and sustainable improvement - Ignizio, James P. (New York McGraw-Hill, 2009)
Introduction -- History--and implications -- Terminology, notation, and definitions -- Running a factory : in two dimensions -- Variability -- Running a factory : in three dimensions -- Three holistic performance curves -- Factory performance metrics : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- A transition : from words to deeds -- Reducing complexity -- Reducing variability -- The 12-workstation model revisited -- The fundamental model of manufacturing -- The elements of success -- Summary and conclusions.
Dr. Aura C. Matias (recommending faculty) : IE Dept.
Keywords: Production management; Quality control; Industrial management