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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Implementing Lean in Engineer-to-Order Industry: A Case Study

Authors : Kristina Kjersem, Lise Lillebrygfjeld Halse, Peter Kiekebos, Jan Emblemsvåg

Published in: Advances in Production Management Systems: Innovative Production Management Towards Sustainable Growth

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

There is generally agreed that lean pull production principles like Kanban, ConWIP or takt time are successful tools within repetitive production where with one-piece flow, where each job produces exactly what the next job needs, when it is needed and with no inventory in between the stations. To our knowledge, very little research is done on implementation of these concepts within Engineer-to-Order (ETO) environment. This paper presents a case study on implementing the three principles within a Norwegian company that builds complex and highly customized vessels for the offshore industry.

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Metadata
Title
Implementing Lean in Engineer-to-Order Industry: A Case Study
Authors
Kristina Kjersem
Lise Lillebrygfjeld Halse
Peter Kiekebos
Jan Emblemsvåg
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Advances in Production Management Systems: Innovative Production Management Towards Sustainable Growth

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-22758-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-22759-7

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22759-7_29

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