Maintenance Management Resources Six sigma and lean manufacturing, it's all about money:
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More asset cost management resources for industrial manufacturing and production.
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This e-book is about the Japanese way of doing asset management and
maintenance. If you think you already have a good system then you will
enjoy reading it as you compare yours and theirs. If you have a poor
system then you will get a totally different view of how great
maintenance can be done. New!MP3
audio books version available
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Forward Publications, February 2006, ESBN: F36-047B-2151-10B2
"True Down Time Costs Analysis focus on costing methods and
costing techniques that quantify like activities that previously fell
under the indirect cost definition, like the hidden cost of
outsourcing, warranties, etc. This technique is a must for bottleneck
management, but also should be applied to piece manufacturing and even
other industries."
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Forward Publications, March 2003, ISBN: 1-933047-15-1
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ebook is also available for purchase by libraries through Follett: TitleWave and TitleTales.
"Guide to process mapping production cost. Primarily
explorers manufacturing cost metrics in an exhaustive effort to create
awareness of the greatest cost savings opportunities in facilities
today. Covers over nineteen cost centers with real dollar amounts and
examples."
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E-books Online - All PDF format so your can print multiple copies
for your employees. Titles like CMMS
Secrets and more topics like ...
Equipment
criticality determines what level of preventative maintenance to use, what type
and amount of condition monitoring to use and what type and amount of
observation is required from the operators. We can learn from Mike's visit
to a major Japanese manufacturer. New!MP3
audio books version available
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