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Lean Manufacturing in Build to Order, Complex and Variable Environments (Lean Transformation) (Lean Transformation)
by Jorge L. Larco, Elena Bortolan, Michael H. Studley
from Oaklea Press
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0 
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review fo build to order 
I was hoping for some in depth informaion on how to calculate kanbans. I found this book to be a high level this is what it is and why you hould do it but little actual "how to".
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Clear Direction on How to Create Flow Even When It May Seem Impossible 
As anyone even vaguely familiar with lean manufacturing knows, the key to attaining high productivity, lower costs and high quality is to keep things flowing continuously from the arrival of parts, through the assembly of components that come together just when needed in final assembly, and then move out the door to the loading dock and onto trucks bound for customers. But how do you do that when what you build may have dozens of configurations and call for a host of different subassemblies based on... more info
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cellular production primer - little novel content 
As a lean practitioner, I have read numerous books on the topic. I have enjoyed "Lean Transformation", another book of which Mr. Larco is co-author, and had high hopes for "Build to Order".
As Lean Thinking moves outward from high-volume, low-variation factory environments, practitioners need an excellent reference for the applications that look like something other than a Toyota production line. This book addresses a subset of that need, but, in the opinion of this reader, falls short of the... more info
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