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Lean Manufacturing in the Developing World [electronic resource] : Methodology, Case Studies and Trends from Latin America / edited by Jorge Luis Garc�ia-Alcaraz, Aid�e Aracely Maldonado-Mac�ias, Guillermo Cortes-Robles.

Contributor(s): Garc�ia-Alcaraz, Jorge Luis [editor.] | Maldonado-Mac�ias, Aid�e Aracely [editor.] | Cortes-Robles, Guillermo [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XVI, 584 p. 149 illus., 16 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319049519.Subject(s): Engineering | Production management | Industrial engineering | Production engineering | Development economics | Engineering | Industrial and Production Engineering | Development Economics | Operations ManagementAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 670 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
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.

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