Cost reduction and optimization for manufacturing and industrial companies
By: Joseph Berk.
Publisher: Wiley; Wiley-Interscience; Wiley-Scrivener
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780470609576
Subjects: Cost control; Costs, Industrial; Industrial efficiency
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Organizing a cost-reduction program; title: Head count; title: Time standards; title: Efficiency; title: Utilization; title: Overtime; title: Multiple shifts; title: Lost time; title: The learning curve; title: Make-versus-buy determinations; title: Inventory minimization; title: Material utilization; title: Minimizing supplier costs; title: Supplier negotiation; title: Supplier competition; title: Work-flow optimization; title: Setup time reduction; title: Material-handling improvements; title: Scrap and rework reduction; title: Cleanliness; title: The design approach; title: Requirements relaxation; title: Tolerance relaxation; title: Materials substitution; title: Packaging; title: General overhead expenses; title: Travel; title: Inspection; title: Suggestion programs; title: Measuring progress.