Not every Flow/Lean Manufacturing effort is successful. The manufacturing landscape is littered with abandoned projects, wasted dollars and sidetracked careers. The fault is not with the techniques. Company after company has proven that Flow/Lean Manufacturing works. So why do so many implementations get off track? Discover in this ground-breaking book:

• How to virtually eliminate risk and uncertainty from a Flow/Lean Manufacturing line design
• Why many Flow and Lean Manufacturing implementations are severely under-optimized
• The two tools that Lean Manufacturing never told you about: modeling and Advanced Planning
• How to optimize and debug your Flow Manufacturing design before you begin implementation
• The key benefits of Flow Manufacturing, and why Flow is a requirement in today’s world
• The proven path to a successful Flow Manufacturing project, step by step
• The main obstacles to Flow Manufacturing success, and how to overcome them