Cost reduction and optimization for manufacturing and industrial companies /

In today's economic climate, the need to cut costs can be the difference between success and failure. This book covers all major cost reduction areas, providing easy to read examples and advice on steps to take. It provides the roadmap for implementing recommended actions with true and tried me...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berk, Joseph, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : Salem, Mass. : John Wiley ; Scrivener Pub., ©2010.
Temas:
Cost control.
Costs, Industrial.
Industrial efficiency.
Coût > Contrôle.
Coût de production.
Efficience dans l'industrie.
cost control.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Insurance > Risk Assessment & Management.
Cost control
Costs, Industrial
Industrial efficiency
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Organizing a cost-reduction program
  • Defining headcount and controlling staff growth
  • Developing and implementing time standards
  • Measuring and using efficiency
  • Assessing machine utilization
  • Controlling overtime
  • Making multiple shifts productive
  • Finding and reducing lost time
  • Using the learning curve to drive costs down
  • Make-versus-buy determinations
  • Inventory minimization
  • Material utilization
  • Minimizing supplier costs
  • Supplier negotiation
  • Supplier competition
  • Workflow optimization
  • Setup time reduction
  • Material-handling improvements
  • Scrap and rework reduction
  • Work center cleanliness
  • The design approach
  • Requirements relaxation
  • Tolerance relaxation
  • Materials substitution
  • Packaging
  • General overhead expenses
  • Travel
  • Inspection
  • Suggestion programs
  • Measuring progress.

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