{"product_id":"a-study-of-the-toyota-shigeo-shingo-9780915299171","title":"A Study of the Toyota Production System: From an Industrial Engineering Viewpoint","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the \"green book\" that started it all -- the first book in English on JIT, written from the engineer's viewpoint. When Omark Industries bought 500 copies and studied it companywide, Omark became the American pioneer in JIT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is Dr. Shingo's classic industrial engineering rationale for the priority of process-based over operational improvements in manufacturing. He explains the basic mechanisms of the Toyota production system, examines production as a functional network of processes and operations, and then discusses the mechanism necessary to make JIT possible in any manufacturing plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides original source material on Just-ln-Time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates new ways to think about profit, inventory, waste, and productivity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the principles of leveling, standard work procedures, multi-machine handling, supplier relations, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are a serious student of manufacturing, you will benefit greatly from reading this primary resource on the powerful fundamentals of JIT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shigeo Shingo, Andrew P. Dillon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0915299178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780915299171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Productivity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.26w x 0.87d","brand":"Shigeo Shingo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926823469311,"sku":"9780915299171","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2b2f349d-8c8c-49f4-9177-e7de660ba00e.jpg?v=1681085218","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-study-of-the-toyota-shigeo-shingo-9780915299171","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}