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Herman Tang, PhD, MBA, is a distinguished Professor in the School of Engineering at Eastern Michigan University, USA. Previously, he held the position of Lead Engineering Specialist at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (now Stellantis). He has published extensively on topics related to manufacturing, quality assurance, and other subjects.

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Concise and practical with a focus on executable approaches, Manufacturing System Throughput Excellence is the first book to systematically cover the topic of manufacturing throughputs, highlighting best practices for production management, maintenance management, and quality management, and explaining how they relate to system and process design. Drawing on over 25 years of industry experience, the author takes a methodical approach in walking readers through the topic, from defining the most common throughput issues to identify practical tools that can be used to resolve them. Early chapters introduce the concepts of throughputs, system performance, and the KPIs that are used to measure the success of a manufacturing system. The book then delves into topics like bottleneck analysis, system buffers, quality, reliability-centered maintenance, and throughput improvement methodology. Two concluding chapters are focused on design considerations that can have a positive impact on system throughputs. Numerous examples are included throughout and the liberal use of diagrams and illustrations helps to concisely explain key topics in a visual way. Each chapter ends with a summary, exercises, and discussion prompts to help readers of all levels better engage with the technical concepts presented.

Inhalt

List of Figures xiv

List of Tables xx

About the Author xxii

Preface xxiii

Acknowledgments xxvii

About the Companion Website xxviii

1 Throughput Concepts 1

1.1 Introduction to Throughput 1

1.2 Discussion of Manufacturing Throughput 7

1.3 Characteristics of Manufacturing Systems 14

1.4 Operational States of Production 21

2 System Performance Metrics 33

2.1 Performance Measurement 33

2.2 Manufacturing System OEE 43

2.3 Considerations on OEE 49

2.4 Further Discussion of KPIs 56

3 Bottleneck Identification and Buffer Analysis 71

3.1 Understanding of Bottleneck 71

3.2 Bottleneck Identification 76

3.3 Understanding of System Buffer 84

3.4 Buffer Analysis for Bottleneck Identification 89

4 Quality Management and Throughput 103

4.1 Quality Management 103

4.2 Cost Analysis of Quality 110

4.3 Quality in Production Throughput 117

4.4 Discussion of Improving Quality 124

5 Maintenance Management and Throughput 137

5.1 Maintenance Principles 137

5.2 Equipment Maintenance Strategies 147

5.3 Maintenance Performance Management 155

5.4 Consideration and Analysis in Maintenance 162

6 Throughput Enhancement Methodology 175

6.1 Approaches for Solving and Improving 175

6.2 Core Process for Throughput Enhancement 183

6.3 Particular Throughput Analysis 189

6.4 Project Proposal Management 195

7 Analysis and Design for Operational Availability 209

7.1 Introduction to System Design 209

7.2 Throughput Considerations in Design 216

7.3 Reliability-Based System Design 224

7.4 Additional Considerations in System Reliability 233

8 System Design for Throughput Assurance 245

8.1 Buffer Planning for Throughput 245

8.2 Analysis in Buffer Design 250

8.3 Throughput Capability Design 256

8.4 Additional Considerations 264

Appendix A Manufacturing KPIs 281

Appendix B Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Notations 291

Appendix C Answers to Exercises 297

Epilogue 299

Index 301