Many production managers have de-stocked excessively large inventories gone lean experimented
with continuous improvement processes and introduced new working practices. These interventions
have largely failed. Businesses have also failed to invest in the workforce that undertakes
improvements. This means that cash flow stops quickly stocks are depleted to zero and
customers lose confidence. Systems for Manufacturing Excellence looks at how people and
technology work effectively together to generate high performance manufacturing and service
operations. Not everyone is a Toyota but that does not mean we cannot learn from such
businesses. The book will present a logic variety of approaches and methods that underpin the
different models of high performance used by 'world class' businesses. The authors use examples
from their training with Toyota work with Tesco and many world class manufacturing businesses
that form their research agenda. The book will help teams run each part of their production
process for effectiveness and efficiency with a high level of discipline that supports
excellence in performance.
