TWI Case Studies

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Use and Misuse -- Reasons for Lack of Success -- Lack of Commitment -- Unforeseen Circumstances -- Underestimating the Required Effort -- Insufficient Experience -- Principal Reason for Lack of Success -- The Path to Success -- 2 A Variety of Improvements -- Great Gainsâ" Focused Application -- Garment Manufacturing -- Aircraft Manufacturing -- JIT: âThe Acid Testââ"Mabati Rolling Mills, Mombasa, Kenya -- Standard Training and Standard Work Support Growthâ"The U.S. Synthetic Company -- The Power of Standard Work and Its Importance in a Regulated Companyâ"The Autumn Harp Company -- Results -- What Was Done Right -- What Could Have Been Done Differently -- Improvements After 120 Yearsâ"The Ludowici Roof Tile Company -- Implementation and Use -- The Use of Job Relations Trainingâ"The Rhino Foods Company -- An Urgent Need for Job Relations Training -- 3 Green Mountain Coffee Roastersâ" Continuous Growth -- Introduction -- Purpose -- Implementation and Use -- Keurig Lines -- WIP Areas -- Benefits -- Done Well and Opportunities for Improvement -- Conclusion -- 4 IBMâ"A Revival -- The Reintroduction of TWI at IBM -- Quantifying Benefits -- Sustaining TWI -- Problem-Solving Structure -- JIT in the Supply Chain -- 5 Ben & Jerry âs Homemade Ice Cream â"A Tale of Two Plants -- Background -- The Beginning -- Becoming Trainers -- Starting JIT at St. Albans -- Integrating JIT with Existing Activities -- What Can Be Learned -- Publish Results -- Creating JBSs -- ATWI Champion -- Training Institutes -- Audits -- Other Results -- 6 Herman Millerâ" How Lean Are You? -- Company -- Herman Millerâs Journey into Lean -- The Need for TWI Job Instruction -- An Approach to Develop Job Instruction -- Results and Learning -- Case Study Sources -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.