20 Keys to Workplace Improvement

by Iwao Kobayashi

20 Keys has helped many manufacturing companies integrate the top manufacturing improvement methods into a coordinated system for drastic and continual improvement in involvement, quality, and productivity. This program provides the strategies necessary to achieve ambitious goals through a five-level scoring system. The revised edition is improved with upgraded criteria for the five-level scoring system to guide your company to world-class status. New material and updated layout make implementation even easier. Two valuable case studies demonstrate effective use by both a Japanese company and an American manufacturer.

Genres: Business, Management

304 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1995

Reviews

[Warren]

Key 1. Cleaning and Organizing
Key 2. Rationalizing the System/Management of Objectives
Key 3. Improvement Team Activities
Key 4. Reducing Inventory (Shortening Lead Times)
Key 5. Quick Changeover Technology
Key 6. Manufacturing Value Analysis (Methods Improvement)
Key 7. Zero Monitor Manufacturing
Key 8. Coupled Manufacturing
Key 9. Maintaining Equipment
Key 10. Time Control and Commitment
Key 11. Quality Assurance System
Key 12. Developing Your Suppliers
Key 13. Eliminating Waste (Treasure Map)
Key 14. Empowering Workers to Make Improvements
Key 15. Skill Versatility and Cross-Training
Key 16. Production Scheduling
Key 17. Efficiency Control
Key 18. Using Information Systems
Key 19. Conserving Energy and Materials
Key 20. Leading Technology and Site Technology
Postscript: Implementing the 20 Keys
App. A. The Fishbowl Discussion Method
App. B. Charts and Figures. App. C. PPORF/20 Keys Case Study: Morioka Seiko Works (Japan)
App. D. PPORF/20 Keys Case Study: Windfall Products (Pennsylvania).

[Socrate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sistemul 20 de Chei a fost conceput acum aproape jumătate de secol. Este aplicat - fără nici un eşec - în întreprinderi mari şi mici, industriale şi prestatoare de servicii, naţionale şi internaţionale, în medii economice şi sociale dezvoltate şi în curs de dezvoltare, cu o singură sau mai multe linii de producţie. Siemens, Marks & Spenser, Seiko, Konica, Gillette, iată doar cîteva exemple de implementare cu succes a Conceptului 20 de Chei. Acest Sistem de administrare s-a dovedit cel mai eficient şi mai simplu de aplicat.
Moldagrotehnica, Orhei-Vit, Macon, Artima, Aroma sînt primele în¬treprinderi din Republica Moldova care au avut inspiraţia şi curajul să implementeze Sistemul 20 de Chei. Rezultatele au fost pe măsura aşteptărilor: schimbările au dus la sporirea vînzărilor, dublarea productivităţii, îmbunătăţirea calităţii, diminuarea pierderilor şi a rebuturilor, creşterea bunăstării colaboratorilor etc

[Mitja Rupnik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Despite dealing mostly with topics of manufacturing and workplace improvement, Iwao Kobayashi's 20 Keys have found a place in my philosophy of life, as it deals with speeding up and improving processes in our life. As such, it is a universally applicable doctrine and I feel many of you could improve your life by looking through some of his improved suggestions.

[Bob Mash · Rating 5 out of 5]

.. concise and to the point!