The Shingo Production Management System: Improving Process Functions (Manufacturing & Production) [Hardcover]

Shigeo Shingo (Author), Andrew P. Dillon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1992 | Series: Manufacturing & Production

Here, in Dr. Shingo's final book, he gives us a comprehensive system for the improvement of production functions. This book's broad scope encompasses such diverse topics as Value Engineering, CAD/CAM techniques, and information management. If you've never read Shingo, it will give you an overview of his brilliant concepts. If you are familiar with his genius, you'll find it a much-needed network of his ideas.

It includes:

• Historical revolutions in production.
• A production management revolution in the United States.
• A scientific thinking mechanism for improvement.
• Creating an improvement plan.
• Basic flaws in conventional production management improvement.
• Process functions and operational functions.
• The effect of the division of labor on the development of work.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Japanese

Product Details

• Hardcover: 238 pages
• Publisher: Productivity Press; 1 edition (March 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915299526
• ISBN-13: 978-0915299522
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #601,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pulling it all together, February 24, 2007

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Larry R. Graham (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Shingo Production Management System: Improving Process Functions (Manufacturing & Production) (Hardcover)

In his final book, Dr Shingo tries to pull his ideas together and clear some misconceptions. He works hard to drive certain points home. The material is good and worth reading, unfortunately, it seems to lack proper editing to organize the content well and eliminate repetition (a part of driving points home). I can only guess that it was rushed to completion before his death. He remains my favorite author on `lean' topics, and I greatly appreciate his work.

3.0 out of 5 stars Some great ideas... a little disorganized... very expensive, August 5, 2003

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Manny Hernandez "@askmanny" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Shingo Production Management System: Improving Process Functions (Manufacturing & Production) (Hardcover)

Shingeo Shingo is the guru behind manufacturing concepts such as SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Die, to simplify changeover setup times) and Poka-Yoke (failsafe mechanisms embedded into the production process or set-up tasks, to eliminate any possibility of error). Therefore his authority in terms of improving process functions is undisputable.

Now, as far as this book goes, after you have gone past the first half it begins to turn repetitive (maybe it's a poor translation, or maybe poor editing, but it hurts the book) and you begin finding some concepts that popped up earlier in the book. Still, I was able to gather some very useful ideas... That's how this book is: if you stick to it, past the repetition, even in the numerous examples Mr. Shingo provides, you will find a wealth of ideas to improve your enterprise's processes. Do I recommend you buy it? Not really. I find it very expensive for what you can get out of it, but it certainly is worth getting in the Public Library or browsing (if you can find it, since it's over ten years old) ...