Lean Manufacturing in the Developing World [electronic resource] : Methodology, Case Studies and Trends from Latin America / edited by Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz, Aidé Aracely Maldonado-Macías, Guillermo Cortes-Robles.

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Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XVI, 584 p. 149 illus., 16 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9783319049519

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Electronic books.

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670 23

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T55.4-60.8

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Introduction to lean manufacturing -- Main LM tools and techniques applied in Latin America -- Human factors in Lean Manufacturing.

In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book presents some definitions and concepts applied in Latin America on lean manufacturing (LM), the LM tools most widely used and human and cultural aspects that most matter in this field. The book contains a total of 14 tools used and reported by authors from different countries in Latin America, with definition, timeline with related research, benefits that have been reported in literature, and case studies implemented in Latin American companies. Finally, the book presents a list of softwares available to facilitate the tools' implementation, monitoring and improvement.

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Introduction to lean manufacturing -- Main LM tools and techniques applied in Latin America -- Human factors in Lean Manufacturing.

This book presents some definitions and concepts applied in Latin America on lean manufacturing (LM), the LM tools most widely used and human and cultural aspects that most matter in this field. The book contains a total of 14 tools used and reported by authors from different countries in Latin America, with definition, timeline with related research, benefits that have been reported in literature, and case studies implemented in Latin American companies. Finally, the book presents a list of softwares available to facilitate the tools' implementation, monitoring and improvement.