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Handbook of Lean Manufacturing in the Food Industry.

The principles of lean manufacturing - increasing efficiency, reducing waste, lowering costs and improving control - may be applied to any industry. However, the food industry is unique, and creates unique demands. The political, social and economic importance of food is unrivalled by any other form...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dudbridge, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Title page; Copyright; Introduction; The National Centre for Food Manufacturing; About the author; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The food industry; Chapter 2: First steps to Lean Manufacturing; Chapter 3: Teamwork and the development of solutions; Chapter 4: Starting to measure and quantify performance; Chapter 5: Applying workplace organisation in the food industry; Chapter 6: Improving flexibility and responsiveness; Chapter 7: Improving what we do; Chapter 8: Improving how we do things; Chapter 9: Planning the operation; Chapter 10: Start of shift meetings.
  • Chapter 11: The seven wastes in the food industryChapter 12: How can we make machines work better?; Chapter 13: How can we let people contribute more?; Chapter 14: How good are we?; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Index.