Cost reduction and optimization for manufacturing and industrial companies

Organizing a cost-reduction program -- Defining headcount and controlling staff growth -- Developing and implementing time standards -- Measuring and using efficiency -- Assessing machine utilization -- Controlling overtime -- Making multiple shifts productive -- Finding and reducing lost time -- Us...

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1. Verfasser:	Berk, Joseph (VerfasserIn)
Format:	UnknownFormat
Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	Salem, Mass. Scrivener u.a. 2010
Schlagworte:	Industrie > Kosten > Wirtschaftlichkeit > Cost control > Costs, Industrial > Industrial efficiency > Costs > Industrial > Unternehmen > Produktionsplanung > Kostenkontrolle
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Zusammenfassung:	Organizing a cost-reduction program -- Defining headcount and controlling staff growth -- Developing and implementing time standards -- Measuring and using efficiency -- Assessing machine utilization -- Controlling overtime -- Making multiple shifts productive -- Finding and reducing lost time -- Using the learning curve to drive costs down -- Make-versus-buy determinations -- Inventory minimization -- Material utilization -- Minimizing supplier costs -- Supplier negotiation -- Supplier competition -- Workflow optimization -- Setup time reduction -- Material-handling improvements -- Scrap and rework reduction -- Work center cleanliness -- The design approach -- Requirements relaxation -- Tolerance relaxation -- Materials substitution -- Packaging -- General overhead expenses -- Travel -- Inspection -- Suggestion programs -- Measuring progress.
Beschreibung:	VIII, 258 S. Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:	9780470609576 978-0-470-60957-6 0470609575 0-470-60957-5