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RR-003
Automotive Lean Enterprise Conversion-Best Practice Examples
Roy Trent, February 2000, 9 Chapters, 84 Pages, Paperbound
$70.00

Lean Enterprise Conversion: Best Practice Examples contains the research results from the first crucial process identified by the SAE Automotive Manufacturing Initiative. The objective of the Automotive Manufacturing Initiative is to identify, survey, record, and publish best practices for manufacturing processes that are projected to be of greatest importance to the automotive industry over the next few years. The examples cited in this document represent best practices in the implementation of lean operation at representative companies, which are in the advanced stages of evolution in the process.

Chapters include:

  • Scope
  • References
  • Identification of Elements
  • Management/Trust
  • People
  • Information
  • Supplier/Organization/Customer Chain
  • Product
  • Process/Flow

Reviews
"The J4000 tool is complementary to Ford's current lean manufacturing initiatives and is a simple and concise guideline that will help automotive suppliers and others in the industry to determine their current state relative to lean transformation." - Roman Krygier, Ford Powertrain Operations

"...This new standard, J4000, gives manufacturers a good way to examine company behaviors, identify the gaps, and strategically focus resources on continuous improvement." - Mike DaPrile, Toyota Motor Manufacturing