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Index
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Introduction
Questions for Mixed Model
Getting Started
Challenges of the Real Factory
A New Look at These Challenges with Value Stream Mapping
Where Do We Start?
Welcome to EMC Supply Company
Our Visit to EMC Supply
Mixed Model Production
Part II: Product Families and the Pacemaker
Question 1—Do We Have the Right Product Families?
Product Families: A Closer Look
Developing the Product Family Matrix at EMC
Refining the Product Families
The Current-State Map
Developing a Future State
Question 2—What Is the Takt Time at the Pacemaker?
Takt Time
Question 3—Can the Equipment Support the Takt Time?
Cycle Time
Question 4—What Is the Interval?
Determining the Interval
Part III: Flow at the Pacemaker
Question 5—What Are the Operator Balance Charts for the Products?
What Time Do We Balance To?
Creating Operator Balance Charts
Balancing Machine Cycles
Identifying the True Pacemaker
Material Presentation
Question 6—How Will We Balance Flow for the Mix?
Balancing Products with High Work Content into the Family
Varying Labor: A Closer Look
Changeovers at the Pacemaker
Question 7—How Will We Create Standard Work for the Mix?
Documenting Standard Work
Visual Method Sheets
Smart Tools and Standard Work
Part IV: Pitch and Scheduling
Question 8—How Will We Create the Pitch at the Pacemaker?
Leveling Using Pitch
The Schedule Box
Creating Pitch at EMC Supply
Inverse Pitch
The Future State
Question 9—How Will We Schedule the Mix at the Pacemaker?
Mix Logic Charts
Creating the Mix Logic Chart at EMC Supply
Leveling the Mix
Loading the Schedule Box
The Future State
Part V: Customer Demand
Question 10—How Will We Deal with Changes in Customer Demand?
Smoothing Demand with Dynamic Supermarkets
Building to Changing Customer Demand
Determining the Starting Point
The Future State
Part VI: How Will Upstream Processes Support the Pacemaker?
Offset Sequencing
Sequenced FIFO
Part VII: Putting It All Together
How Does It All Work?
Running the Future State
What’s Next for the Team?
Kevin J. Duggan on Lean
Appendices
Appendix A: Lean Glossary
Appendix B: EMC Supply Data Set
Important Sources
About the Author
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