{"product_id":"new-horizons-in-standardized-work-timothy-d-martin-9781439840801","title":"New Horizons in Standardized Work: Techniques for Manufacturing and Business Process Improvement","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnabling management to verify that processes are being performed correctly and in an efficient manner, standardized work provides limitless opportunities for process improvements. So much so, that it has become a vital component of improvement efforts in Lean enterprise systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Horizons in Standardized Work: Techniques for Manufacturing and Business Process Improvement\u003c\/strong\u003e is an all-inclusive guide to applying standardized work principles to virtually any business in any industry. It facilitates a fundamental understanding of standardized work principles and the logic behind their development, so readers can successfully extend and adapt them to their own work situation. It also: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupplies an accessible introduction to standardized work, from a cyclic perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains how to instill and maintain quality in work processes right from the get go\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides the foundational basis required to apply standardized work concepts to a wide range of work situations \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes several appendices with helpful tips and problem-solving tools \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a step-by-step format, this book discusses the relationship of the work period and the takt time, as well as the importance of the three main worker interface levels in job design. It includes an array of examples that demonstrate how the concepts discussed can be applied across a range of industries--including health care, construction, business processes, and food services. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy D. Martin,Jeffrey T. Bell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439840806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439840801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Productivity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 100","brand":"Timothy D. Martin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48113551606015,"sku":"9781439840801","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3843dd2-4e5e-41bc-8488-c01d75429f52.jpg?v=1769615766","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-horizons-in-standardized-work-timothy-d-martin-9781439840801","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}