writing process of this thesis. Special appreciation is further devoted to all the respondents in the interviews, for their openness and patience in taking time to answer the questions and providing me with relevant and essential information for my study. Without their contribution, it would have been inconceivable to make this thesis a success. Particular appreciation goes to Suning Appliance. In additional I am also grateful to my classmates in Master Programme of Science in Logistics and Transport
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Publisher: Tim Moore Associate Publisher and Director of Marketing: Amy Neidlinger Executive Editor: Jeanne Glasser Levine Operations Specialist: Jodi Kemper Managing Editor: Kristy Hart Senior Project Editor: Betsy Gratner Compositor: Nonie Ratcliff Manufacturing Buyer: Dan Uhrig © 2014 by Chuck Munson Published by Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as FT Press Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 FT Press offers excellent discounts on this book when ordered in quantity for bulk purchases or special sales
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Publisher: Tim Moore Associate Publisher and Director of Marketing: Amy Neidlinger Executive Editor: Jeanne Glasser Levine Operations Specialist: Jodi Kemper Managing Editor: Kristy Hart Senior Project Editor: Betsy Gratner Compositor: Nonie Ratcliff Manufacturing Buyer: Dan Uhrig © 2014 by Chuck Munson Published by Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as FT Press Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 FT Press offers excellent discounts on this book when ordered in quantity for bulk purchases or special sales
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retailers such as amazon.com The Lean Toolbox: The Essential Guide to Lean Transformation, Fourth Edition John Bicheno & Matthias Holweg, PICSIE, 2008/2009 Velocity: A Business Novel Dee Jacob, Suzan Bergland, and Jeff Cox, Free Press, 2010 The Memory Jogger 2, Second Edition Michael Brassard and Diane Ritter, Goal/QPC, 2010 (www.goalqpc.com) The Lean 6 Sigma Deployment Memory Jogger, Second Edition Jaime Villafuerte, Goal/QPC, 2013 (www.goalqpc.com) Cases and Articles: HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW:
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employee surveys on two manufacturing shifts at Precision Electro-Tech’s Dongguan, China manufacturing plant. These case studies are the basis of our analysis that describes a situation and an observation. Applications of values, assumptions, beliefs, expectations (VABEs) along with cultural and personality mores are utilized to address the nature and solutions of the case. PROBLEM STATEMENT Jieliang (DL) is a line worker at Precision Electro-Tech’s Dongguan, China manufacturing plant. During a plant
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JIELIANG PHONE HOME CASE STUDY PROBLEM STATEMENT Jieliang (DL) is a line worker at Precision Electro-Tech’s Dongguan, China manufacturing plant. During a plant walk through, Marty Cole (OEM – Global Team) witnessed Jieliang being publicly disciplined in front of her fellow line workers for not following Total Quality Control (TQC) procedures and using her own method. ANALYSIS Precision Electro-Tech is a large contract manufacturer (CM) that produces products (i.e., cell phones) for another
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TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM BASIC HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction & History of the Toyota Production System ........................ 3 Goals of the Toyota Production System. ................................................. 4 TPS Model Overview............................................................................5-6 Respect for People .................................................................................. 7 Focus Areas of TPS ...........................................
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TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM BASIC HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction & History of the Toyota Production System ........................ 3 Goals of the Toyota Production System. ................................................. 4 TPS Model Overview............................................................................5-6 Respect for People .................................................................................. 7 Focus Areas of TPS ......................................
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Case Study Solution FoldRite Furniture Company Solution Costs | Sub-contracting | Chase strategy | Level strategy | Stable workforce strategy | Regular production | 7,062,200 | 6,978,314 | 7,062,200 | 7,062,200 | Subcontracting | 767,315 | | | | Hiring | | 4,890 | | | Overtime | | | | 959,143 | Layoff | | 1,926,080 | | | Excess inventory | | | 2,426,919 | 2,426,919 | Shortage | | | 1,929,972 | | TOTAL | 7,829,515 | 8,909,284 | 11
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Working Paper Series Towards An Integration Of The Lean Enterprise System, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma And Related Enterprise Process Improvement Methods Kirkor Bozdogan Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA USA 02139 Tel. 617 253-8540 bozdogan mit.edu ESD-WP-2010-05 August 2010 esd.mit.edu/wps ESD Working Paper Series Towards An Integration Of The Lean Enterprise System, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma
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