Cell concept: positioning within lean/within manufacturing
Cells: examples
Order-of-magnitude local improvement/incremental global improvement
Cell conversions: pilot projects in lean implementation
Limits of the cell concept
Lean cells: common misconceptions
Identifying cell opportunities through demand and process analysis
Valid targets
Product-Quantity and seasonality analysis
Equipment dedication strategies
Steps in designing a cell
Roughing/finishing a cell
Roughing a cell
Set the design takt time
Analyze the process
Select equipment
Plan capacity and labor requirements
Layout the equipment
Design operator jobs using work combination charts
Finishing a cell
Detailed workstation design
Fixture/tool management
Work instructions
Visual controls
Operating policies
Cell types: specific issues
Machining cells
Assembly cells
Fabrication cells
Feeder cells
Preparation/finishing cells
Pseudo-cells
Mixed-flow cells and cell changeovers
Dedicated vs. mixed-flow cells
Process compatibility
Equipment flexibility
Fixturing
Part supply
Error prevention
Product sequencing
Cell automation and chaku-chaku lines
Incremental approach to automation
Machining: automation steps
The chaku-chaku line
Full automation
Role of people
Logistics/production control with cells
Flow of materials around cells
Flow to tools to/from cells
Scheduling production in cells
Monitoring production in cells
Managing cell operations
Cell teams
Using staffing flexibility
Job assignments
With incomplete teams
With less than fully multi-skilled operators
Cell maintenance
Continuous improvement
Cells and quality
Process capability prerequisites
Scope of quality improvement in cells
Transition to mistake-proofing
Cell economics
Analysis of cell performance
Language of things
Language of money
Benchmarking a plant's cells against one another
Cash flow analysis
Cell implementation projects
What is implemented determines how
Cell implementation during Kaizen events
Cells requiring longer term projects
Sample cell implementation plan