Beyond World-Class Productivity Industrial Engineering Practice and
From the automotive industry to the semiconductor industry, manufacturers are suffering from an overabundance of automation methods that they cannot fully comprehend or afford, and glamorous leadership techniques that are simply not sustainable. In this r
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Shigeyasu Sakamoto
Beyond World-Class Productivity Industrial Engineering Practice and Theory
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Dr. Shigeyasu Sakamoto Productivity Partner Inc. 140-1220 Maruyama 2 Nara 631-0056 Japan [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-84996-268-1 e-ISBN 978-1-84996-269-8 DOI 10.1007/978-1-84996-269-8 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2010932028 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2010 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Cover design: eStudioCalamar, Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
This book is dedicated to my parents with gratitude, to my wife with love and to our children with hope.
Preface
I’ve been concerned about the practice of industrial engineering for 4 decades. It’s not easy to find useful books introducing the effectiveness of industrial engineering (IE) practice as it relates to the fundamental background of the field, its techniques, and in-depth theory. At one time, there was an abundance of useful books on motion and time study; however, the shelves display limited titles today. Many books provide an overview of productivity and profitability as enlightenment for management, but these guides are not suitable for the practice itself in companies by professional engineers and their support staff. You will see plenty of titles defining useful technologies for inventory and lead-time improvement or participatory management practice, but it’s not easy to find books concentrating on labor productivity that introduce basic tools of industrial engineering that can be applied in various industries. Allow me to draw your attention to a discussion by consultants and professors many years ago in the Journal of Industrial Engineering. One of the key points was the introduction of classic IE, or modern IE. The age of computer technology came to IE in the form of new applications in work measurement and line balancing; mechanization, or automation,
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