Wholesale Lean Manufacturing 4.0: The Technological Evolution of Lean - Paperback

by Sebastian J. Brau (Author) A new book from the Lean Manufacturing Expert Sebastian Brau, presenting techniques, software, procedures and tricks to get the maximum performance from your Lean project by the use of current available technologies in factories. You will learn how to: 1.- Implement the 'Active Inventory' methodology to prevent your factory from having any stockout ever again. 2.- Use 'lean markers' to detect productivity deviations in your operations more easily. 3.- Merge Kaizen and Pareto to complete your 'continuous improvement' cycles faster and cheaper. 4.- Transform the quality controls in your factory into plant sensors to build a 'digital nervous system'. 5.- Use simple plant records to automatically feed your ERP. 6.- Implement a Material Traceability control that does not jeopardize your operation's productivity with unnecessary costs. 7.- Use SMED video guides to reduce the need to train your staff and the global time for the Lean project to be implemented. 8.- Implement a time control for your staff without offending susceptibilities in the factory. 9.- Know how the new North American Law 'FSMA' can affect your operation if you do not anticipate its effects. A different Lean book written by a Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Software Engineer with more than 20 years' experience in implementing Lean Manufacturing and structured with the different technological viewpoint that his specialized profile allows, in the form of "Practical guide on the correct use of Technology in a Lean Project" Author Biography Sebastián J. Brau is a writer and expert in Lean Manufacturing, Software Engineer specialized in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence and renowned speaker with more than 20 years' experience in implementing Lean Manufacturing. His passion and precocity for Lean Manufacturing, alongside his professional career and experience that is closely linked to this concept, have made him one of the greatest experts in the Lean community, responsible for a great number of establishments. Following a brief period spent working for the German multinational software corporation SAP, he left this project in 2000 to incorporate with the North American corporation iLean specialized in Lean Manufacturing Software and Technology. He mainly developed his professional career in the United States, Europe and Latin America, where he directed hundreds of Lean projects in some of the major industrial corporations of the world. He is distinguished for his use of Lean Technology and Software in his projects, specialized for speeding up the implementation of these projects and promoting their results in factories. Number of Pages: 142 Dimensions: 0.37 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 17, 2017