Creating mixed model value streams: practical Lean techniques for building to demand (2nd Ed.)

This second edition of a bestseller includes key updates to sections on mixed model value streams. It introduces new information on how to construct product family matrices and expands the concept of takt in mixed model. This volume also contains a completely new section on handling shared resources to support mixed model production. The author demonstrates advanced techniques to create flow through shared resources and provides new concepts on sequencing work, such as offset scheduling and sequenced FIFO lanes. He also discusses the concept of a guaranteed turnaround time for the shared resource.

Introduction. Getting Started. Welcome to EMC Supply Company. Product Families and The Pacemaker. Question 1- Do We Have the Right Product Families? Question 2- What Is the Takt Time at the Pacemaker? Question 3- Can the Equipment Support the Takt Time? Question 4- What Is the Interval? Flow at the Pacemaker. Question 5- What Are the Operator Balance Charts for the Products? Question 6- How Will We Balance Flow for the Mix? Question 7- How Will We Create Standard Work for the Mix? Pitch and Scheduling. Question 8- How Will We Create the Pitch at the Pacemaker? Question 9- How Will We Schedule the Mix at the Pacemaker? Customer Demand. Question 10- How Will We Deal with Changes in Customer Demand? Putting It All Together. How Does It All Work? Appendix A: Lean Glossary. Appendix B: EMC Supply Data Set. Important Sources. Index.