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Title: All I Need to Know About Manufacturing I Learned in Joe's Garage by William B. Miller, Vicki L. Schenk ISBN: 0-9630439-3-5 Publisher: Bayrock Pr Pub. Date: October, 2001 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.1 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Best business book I have read
Comment: I recently have used this book as part of the "lean production" implementation in our company. (We are a supplier of steel and other metal products to many industries, including automotive and aerospace.) The book was very helpful in clearly describing how to do things like eliminate errors, reduce inventory, and reduce cycle time. It is easy to see how this book has been recommended by so many top people like Bob Lutz and the Boeing Company. It is a great way to learn how to do things better. The business world - and our industry - is becoming more competitive every day, and we have really appreciated a tool like this book to help us improve.
Rating: 3
Summary: This book reveals some of the potential of WCM techniques.
Comment:
Although the title suggests a 'how to' approach to WCM, this 'how NOT to' is a fast read which opens the door (and possibly minds) to the prospect that mass and batch production methods have inherent flaws.
This work is well written and progresses quickly into an interesting scenario anyone working in manufacturing can identify with. Contemporary relationships between departments, workers, and managers are clearly articulated and are accurately described. Management, production control and material management functions are described in great detail, and reflect current operating practices in many organizations, both large and small.
The story is told from the perspective of a Manufacturing Engineer (Sandy) from the fictional Garrett Gear Company, and chronicles efforts to build a set of garage shelves using traditional batch manufacturing techniques. The work team is comprised of volunteers from Garrett Gear and others recruited by 'Joe' (VP of Manufacturing at Garrett). This is also the story of how Sandy is introduced to WCM techniques, aided by his neighbor and counterpart, Ralph Morita of Yamachi Gear (a competitor to Garrett).
This book will have a varying value to readers, depending on their background and position in their organization. There is nothing to be gained by senior or middle management, while first line supervisors may be able to decipher the "how NOT to's" and translate them into "how to's". Both supervisors and shop floor workers can benefit by relating to situations presented and recognizing wastes introduced BY the manufacturing process.
While the book is quick to point out flaws in current mass/batch production techniques, it comes up short in terms of solid solutions that can be implemented by supervisors or workers. The work contains several logical flaws, including comparing the industrial manufacturing environment to a home project, which may be akin to comparing capital costing in terms of a household budget. Others include stabs at unions, traditional production measurements, quality personnel, specific management structures, etc...
The book espouses several 'lean production' techniques, which will be useful to any reader. It contains many simple and easy-to-remember phrases that can be used as idea 'seeds' on the shop floor. The glossary is an EXCELLENT reference which I recommend highly.
In short, I recommend the book for shop floor personnel and first line leaders, but not for the purpose for which it was intended. I recommend the book as part of the cultural change process, which is a precursor to (or perhaps parallels) any WCM/Lean Manufacturing effort. This book will open minds to possibilities that may not have been previously explored in traditionally structured organizations, and may be used best in conjunction with The Day I Learned About Quality in Joe's Garage: High Quality Made Simple, and Manufacturing Beyond Joe's Garage: Value Based Manufacturing (both works by Wm. B. Miller, not yet available).
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book for everyone!
Comment: I work for a medical products company. We purchased Joe's Garage on the basis of the endorsements from Mr. Robert Lutz (Chrysler, GM) and MANY other business executives in MANY industries. We have not been disappointed, and I cannot say enough good about this book! It has educated everybody from our company President to assembly technicians. If you want to know how to build high quality products quickly at low cost, you must read this book!
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Title: Lean Thinking : Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, Revised and Updated by James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones, James Womack, Daniel Jones ISBN: 0743249275 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 10 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: The Machine That Changed the World : The Story of Lean Production by James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones, Daniel Roos ISBN: 0060974176 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: November, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Learning to See Version 1.3 by Mike Rother, John Shook, Jim Womack, Dan Jones ISBN: 0966784308 Publisher: Lean Enterprise Institute Pub. Date: 30 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox ISBN: 0884270610 Publisher: North River Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1992 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: 5S for Operators: 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace (For Your Organization!) by Hiroyuki Hirano ISBN: 1563271230 Publisher: Productivity Press Inc Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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