Just in Time Factory Implementation Through Lean Manufacturing Tools

This book explains the implementation of just in time (JIT) production in an industrial context, while also highlighting the application of various, vital lean production tools. Shifting the trade-off between productivity and quality, the book discusses t

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José Luís Quesado Pinto João Carlos O. Matias Carina Pimentel Susana Garrido Azevedo Kannan Govindan

Just in Time Factory Implementation Through Lean Manufacturing Tools

Management for Professionals

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José Luís Quesado Pinto • João Carlos O. Matias • Carina Pimentel • Susana Garrido Azevedo • Kannan Govindan

Just in Time Factory Implementation Through Lean Manufacturing Tools

José Luís Quesado Pinto LATAM Airlines Sao Paulo, Brazil

João Carlos O. Matias DEGEIT University of Aveiro Aveiro, Portugal

Carina Pimentel DEGEIT University of Aveiro Aveiro, Portugal

Susana Garrido Azevedo Department of Business and Economics University of Beira Interior Covilha, Portugal

Kannan Govindan Department of Technology and Innovation University of Southern Denmark Odense M, Denmark

ISSN 2192-8096 ISSN 2192-810X (electronic) Management for Professionals ISBN 978-3-319-77015-4 ISBN 978-3-319-77016-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77016-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018939068 # Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Foreword

Toyota Production System (TPS), first developed in circa 1950 by Taiichi Ohno, was inspired because of necessity, as the postwar Japanese consumer was hungry for a large variety of automobiles in small quantities rather than mass-produced automobiles of the same type in large quantities, as was typical in those days when US auto companies used to produce automobiles using the Ford Motor Company’s principle of mass-producing the same type of automobiles in la