Earl, Here are a few sources of information on Lean Manufacturing: Manufacturing Management & Technology Institute: http://www.mmt-inst.com/ MIT: http://web.mit.edu/ctpid/www/lai.html TBM Consulting: http://www.tbmconsulting.com/ Hope these sources could answer your question. Its a good one that could lead to some interesting philosophical discussions. Good Luck Lee Whiteman Senior Manufacturing Engineer ACI / EMPF Telephone: (610) 362-1200; Ext. 208 FAX: (610) 362-1290 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Earl Moon > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 6:53 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Advice about pull manufacturing implementation > > > Hello folks, > > I'm down here in Texas working in a Hybrid house with a high > volume product > or two. That's a bit unusual, but the job shop mentality is alive > and well. > > Management recognizes the need to convert from a typical job shop "push" > type manufacturing system to a "pull" system. They hired me to do this but > I'm a bit rusty but full of all kinds of great ideas - some based on past > experience and some on what I've been reading about the latest > and greatest > stuff. > > We've still got world class mfg with JIT, cell manufacturing, etc. I'm > leaning toward a continuous flow system embodying most all > concepts or being > a part of them. They all seem to offer pretty much the same thing > when done > right - using tools such as kanban, kaizen, etc. > > That brings me to the question, without getting too phylosophical, > concerning pitfalls when implementing this type manufacturing. > We're making > widgets going from about 80k parts/month to about four times that > in a short > period. We have most of the bottlenecks resolved and the boys and girls > received their Theory of Constraints lessons a few years back along with > their ISO and QS9000 registration so there's knowledge but no practical > experience doing heavy duty production. > > Just wondering if any of you have any terse, simple, sage advice > about what > must be done and what must be avoided. > > Thanks, > > Earl Moon > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & > Databases > E-mail Archives > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.5315 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------