{"product_id":"card-based-control-systems-for-a-matthias-thurer-9781498746946","title":"Card-Based Control Systems for a Lean Work Design: The Fundamentals of Kanban, Conwip, Polca, and Cobacabana","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany shops have simplified their production control by using card-based systems such as \u003ci\u003ekanban\u003c\/i\u003e and Constant Work-in-Process (ConWIP). Although these systems provide a simple and highly effective visual approach for controlling manufacturing and service operations, all too many shops struggle with failed implementations or achieve results that fall below expectations. These outcomes can be attributed to a poor fit between the actual control problem and the solution applied. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book takes a different approach to most other books on the subject--as it starts with an introduction to the control \u003ci\u003eproblem\u003c\/i\u003e, instead of the control \u003ci\u003esolution\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eCard-Based Control Systems for a Lean Work Design \u003c\/strong\u003eoutlines how the problems encountered in typical manufacturing shops and service providers can be characterized, which allows for improved problem diagnosis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first four chapters of the book lay the foundations for problem diagnosis. The next three chapters then discuss, in sequence, each of the three \"traditional\" card-based control systems: \u003ci\u003ekanban\u003c\/i\u003e, ConWIP, and Paired-cell Overlapping Loops of Cards with Authorization (POLCA). The book explains how each of these card-based control systems works and identifies the specific type of control problem to which each system applies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe next two chapters focus on Control of Balance by Card-Based Navigation (COBACABANA), a system developed for high-variety shops producing made-to-order, customized products. This is the first book to discuss this novel approach, which includes the use of cards to estimate due dates or delivery time allowances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book closes with a framework that provides guidance on which system to apply. This framework contrasts the control problem with the control solution. The potential of combining card-based systems is also discussed to create a nested solution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthias Thurer,Mark Stevenson,Charles Protzman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1498746942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781498746946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Productivity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Matthias Thurer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088443912447,"sku":"9781498746946","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5bd0c1a3-2d0d-48f6-9492-208da366baf2.jpg?v=1769104860","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/card-based-control-systems-for-a-matthias-thurer-9781498746946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}