Production System

In this classic text, Taiichi Ohno—inventor of the Toyota Production System and Lean manufacturing—shares the genius that sets him apart as one of the most disciplined and creative thinkers of our time. Combining his candid insights with a rigorous analysis of Toyota's attempts at Lean production, Ohno's book explains how Lean principles can improve any production endeavor.

Written for the practitioner by a practitioner, it delivers a comprehensive insider's view of Lean management. The author helps listeners grasp the system as a whole, as well as the factors that animate it, by organizing the book around an image of a house of Lean production.

Simone knows if she plays with fire, she runs the risk of getting burned, but she just can't help herself. Living large off the paternity scam of a lifetime, she has two baby daddies cashing her out for her infant son. Even her own best friends are getting tired of her low-down, manipulative ways. Unfortunately, the streets begin to talk, and the out-for-self mother's luck taps out.

Selling to homeowners is different - and challenging. To succeed in this environment, you need the Sandler Selling System. Selling to Homeowners the Sandler Way shows how the Sandler Selling System delivers career-changing results for salespeople who close deals in the buyer's personal, private domestic space. This kind of selling applies to dozens of industries, from remodeling to insurance.

In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google’s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You’ll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient - lessons directly applicable to your organization.

If you want to be faster, stronger, and less prone to injury, it’s critical you understand how important the body’s fascia system is to athletic performance. Modern research and imaging technologies are showing us that it’s far more significant than we have long understood. That’s why Bill Parisi—founder of the Parisi Speed School—and extreme sports writer, Johnathon Allen, set out on a nationwide quest to interview the top experts in the field so they could present this new performance science in a paradigm shifting book that’s not only packed with practical information, but ...

Plant managers are often the most important employees in manufacturing facilities. They are in charge of all aspects of plant operations, and they interact with virtually everyone involved with the business. This book examines these unique individuals by analyzing what they do and how they function while describing the challenges they must overcome to perform at peak levels. It also highlights the many different skills that these leaders must possess to accomplish organizational goals and objectives.

Learn a road map to healthy soil and revitalized food systems for powerfully addressing these times of challenge. This audiobook equips producers with knowledge, skills, and insights to regenerate ecosystem health and grow farm/ranch profits. Globally recognized soil advocate and agroecologist Nicole Masters delivers the solution to rewind the clock on this increasingly critical soil crisis in her first book For the Love of Soil. She argues we can no longer treat soil like dirt.

For those of you who have many years of business education and experience, I feel confident you will pick up a few priceless nuggets of fine gold-they were mined under extreme pressure!

Hollywood in the 1950s was a period when the film industry both set conventions and broke norms and traditions—from Cinerama, Cinemascope and Vistavision to the epic film and lavish musical. It was a decade that saw the rise of the anti-hero; the smoldering, the hidden, and the unspoken; teenagers gone wild in the streets; the sacred and the profane; the revolution of the Method; the socially conscious; the implosion of the studios, the end of the production code; and the invasion of the ultimate body snatcher: the “small screen” television.

David O. Selznick (1902–1965) was one of the most prominent film producers of the Hollywood studio era. However, film production was not his only domain. Starting in the late 1930s, he built an impressive stable of stars within his own independent company. In Starmaker: David O. Selznick and the Production of Stars in the Hollywood Studio System, author Milan Hain reveals the mechanisms by which Selznick and his collaborators discovered and promoted new stars and describes how these personalities were marketed, whether for financial gain or symbolic recognition and prestige.

¿Te gustaría vender más? ¿Quieres aprender, desde cero y paso a paso, un método probado para montar un Sistema Automatizado de Ventas (Funnel de Ventas) para tu negocio, basado en Marketing Digital? Hola! Mi nombre es Agustín Casorzo, autor de este libro, que es el resultado de mi experiencia ayudando a empresas a vender más utilizando Marketing Digital. Durante mis 9 años como empresario he vendido más de USD$10,000,000 en productos digitales y servicios de Marketing Digital a través de mi Agencia, utilizando Funnels de Ventas.

Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems compares the Copernican or Heliocentric system with the Ptolemaic or Peripatetic, system of the cosmos. Published in Florence in 1632, it resulted in him being tried before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, Galileo masterfully shows the truth of the Copernican system that the Earth revolves around the Sun. The Dialogue is one of the most important treatises ever written. A work of supreme clarity and accessibility, it remains as accessible now as when it was published. 

This book is part of a series that provides short and simple explanations of different professions. It focuses on skilled trades in manufacturing including electrical, plumbing, welding, heating and cooling, machinery, carpentry, tool & die, and model making. Each trade is described and the education and training necessary for certification or licensing are discussed. Examples are provided for further clarification, and the text is written for easy understanding at all reader levels.

Are we being observed and visited by alien beings from another world or perhaps another space-time dimension? Thousands upon thousands of accounts of UFOs and alien abductions suggest that something is happening that we do not yet understand. Recently, even mainstream media organizations like the New York Times and the Washington Post have started to report on the bizarre sightings made by military pilots around the world.

Science and violence converge in modern warfare. While the finest minds of the 20th century have improved human life, they have also produced human injury. They engineered radar, developed electronic computers, and helped mass produce penicillin all in the context of military mobilization. Scientists also developed chemical weapons, atomic bombs, and psychological warfare strategies. Rational Fog explores the quandary of scientific and technological productivity in an era of perpetual war.

Feeling drained and compromised at work? Struggling to maintain your well-being amidst professional adversity? Are you a Black woman leader navigating unique workplace hurdles? If yes, I invite you to explore empowering insights into overcoming challenges and fostering success.

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on quality assurance or research and development then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. Quality Assurance in Manufacturing This book focuses on quality assurance in manufacturing. It describes the topic, discusses its implementation, talks about the advantages and challenges involved, notes methods of improvement, and envisions it in the future. The text is educational and informational, and it is written for easy reader understanding at any level. If you are interested in learning about ...

This book explores robotics in manufacturing. It examines the progressive history and evolution of robots while highlighting the advantages and disadvantages that that fuel debate over their effectiveness and value. It also discusses the future of robotic technology while suggesting ways that it could lessen existing burdens in production facilities. The text is educational and informational, and it is written for easy understanding at all reader levels.

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on outsource manufacturing then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. This book provides a basic introduction to outsource manufacturing. It explores the pros and cons of this increasingly popular concept, suggests ideas for its improvement, and predicts its role in the future. The text is informational and educational, and it is written for easy reader understanding at all levels. If you are interested in learning about outsource manufacturing, then this book is for you.