ABSTRACT

Accessible to the Lean novice and shop floor employee, The Basics of Line Balancing and JIT Kitting explores line balancing and the pre-assembly of components into a finished product in a just-in-time fashion (JIT Kitting). It explains how to use time studies, develop yamazumi charts, discover and eliminate waste, balance your line, and create new

chapter 1|12 pages

Where Are My Hidden Costs?

chapter 2|4 pages

Understanding Your Rhythm

chapter 3|8 pages

Genchi Gembutsu

chapter 4|8 pages

5S

chapter 5|6 pages

Line Balance and Yamazumi

chapter 6|6 pages

Rebalance

part 7|2 pages

Flex Plans

chapter 8|4 pages

Standard Work

chapter 9|16 pages

JIT Kitting

part 10|2 pages

High Mix and Complexity

chapter 11|2 pages

Conclusion