{"product_id":"popular-manufacturing-myths-eliminating-widely-held-beliefs-that-reduce-competitiveness","title":"Popular Manufacturing Myths","description":"\u003cp\u003eAddressing the beliefs and attitudes that can be detrimental to your organization’s competitiveness, \u003cstrong\u003ePopular Manufacturing Myths: Eliminating Widely Held Beliefs That Reduce Competitiveness\u003c\/strong\u003e offers time-tested insight into the most common myths encountered in manufacturing environments. It classifies these myths into \u003cem\u003emanagement myths, shop floor myths\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand if appropriate, \u003cem\u003eshared management and shop floor myths\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplaining the reasons why these deeply ingrained beliefs exist, the book outlines remedies that can help to quickly dispel them within your organization. It presents case studies that examine these myths and includes numerous real-world examples that outline simple, yet effective, solutions. Some of the myths dispelled in this book include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncreasing line speed always decreases quality and creates more scrap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReducing the cost of raw materials will decrease the cost of manufacturing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncreased inspection will boost quality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf it is successful in R\u0026amp;D, it will be successful in production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcess problems can only be solved by changing one process parameter at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering the basics of data collection tools, techniques, and analysis, the text offers simple methods to structure your data to assist in communicating clear and logical conclusions across the organization. The author keeps the arithmetic and statistics to a minimum, so readers only require a basic understanding of averaging and normal variation. However, for those who wish to understand a little bit more about a particular concept, technique, tool, or procedure, the book includes an addendum chapter with more detailed explanations and sample calculations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54176100745560,"sku":null,"price":47.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781466566606_40c8bd92-24e0-401c-be70-666bc1f5e35c.jpg?v=1770118234","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/popular-manufacturing-myths-eliminating-widely-held-beliefs-that-reduce-competitiveness","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}