The Basics of Self-Balancing Processes
True Lean Continuous Flow
Gordon Ghirann
ISBN: 978-1-4398-1965-4, January 2012, c. 200 pp., Soft Cover
Since Henry Ford sent the first chassis down an assembly line, line balancing issues
have proven hard to eradicate. Often time the achievement of TAKT is an illusion.
Human factors, quality of parts, variation all must be considered every day. To maintain
continuous flow requires not a single fix, but requires a paradigm shift in thinking
that encourages continual self-correcting. Relying on a number of successful
case studies of improvements initiated by the author, this book demonstrates ways
to recognize weak links and continually solve them. It offers rules, tools (including
simulation software), and guidelines to eliminate problems before they start or at the root.