Essays about: "William Fookes"

Found 1 essay containing the words William Fookes.

1. 1. Optimisation of a pillow production line applying Lean principles 

   University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

   Author : William Fookes; [2010]
   Keywords : lead-time; Value Stream Map; supermarket pull system; FIFO lane; waste; throughput time; delivery; bottleneck; schedule; inventory; Lean philosophy.;

   Abstract : Manufacturing companies throughout the world are interested in reducing the time between a customer placing an order and them receiving the payment for that order. This premise is something that is a central characteristic for the Lean philosophy, and is one of the reasons to apply it. READ MORE