Removing the barriers to efficient manufacturing : real-world applications of lean productivity / Daniel L. Ferguson.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245) and index.

Deming got it right -- Removing barriers in the workplace -- Removing the equipment reliability barrier with effective maintenance -- Removing the process variability barrier with automatic control systems -- Removing the product variability barrier with statistical process controls -- Removing the raw material quality barrier -- SMED : single minute exchange of die -- The process control manual -- Training and retraining -- Selected topics on working with people -- Some pointers on working with unions -- Organizing for success -- Putting it all together with action plans -- A case study -- Appendix 1 : the red bead experiment -- Appendix 2 : introduction to statistical process control techniques.