Non-Stock Production: The Shingo System of Continuous Improvement

by Shigeo Shingo

Shingo, whose work at Toyota provided the foundation for JIT, teaches how to implement non-stock production in your JIT manufacturing operations. The culmination of his extensive writings on efficient production management and continuous improvement, this book is an essential companion volume to his other landmark books on key elements of JIT, including SMED and poka-yoke. It includes:

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1988

Reviews

[scott]

"a lengthy discussion, with examples, of the new concepts of japanese production management; stresses clear thinking and underlying reasons for actions -- the "know-why" in addition to the "know-how;" discusses the transition from the "authorized stock production era" to the "non-stock production era.""