Manufacturing Handbook of Best Practices

With contributions from 14 seasoned manufacturing experts, this is a completely comprehensive handbook on modern manufacturing methods. It covers agile and lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and robust design, ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14000, process analysis and simulation, QFD and IPPD, Constraints Management and TRIZ, supply chain management and manufacturing controls integration, SQC/SPC and Design of Experiments, measurement systems analysis, and much more. Thoroughly covering the basics and providing a bridge to more advanced techniques, the book presents information for both novice and experienced manufacturing managers all in one easy-to-use resource.