Lean and agile manufacturing : theoretical practical and research futurities / S. R. Devadasan ... et.al.

Introduction -- Lean manufacturing through waste elimination -- Value stream mapping -- 5S concepts -- Kaizen in lean manufacturing paradigm -- Single minute exchange of die -- Pull production through kanban card system -- One-piece flow production system -- Visual management -- Lean manufacturing through total productive maintenance -- Implementation of lean manufacturing paradigm in traditional and moderate organisation -- The fundamental structure of agile manufacturing paradigm -- Agile manufacturing through management driver -- Agility through technology driver -- Agility through manufacturing strategy driver -- Agility through competitive driver -- Implementation of agile manufacturing paradigm in moderate and smart organisations -- Contemporary scenario of implementing lean and agile manufacturing paradigms -- Reference -- Self test questions -- Appendix: questionnaires to assess agility index -- Further reading -- Index