The Basics of Line Balancing and JIT Kitting

Accessible to the Lean novice and shop floor employee, this book explores line balancing and the pre-assembly of components into a finished product in a just-in-time fashion (JIT Kitting). It explains how to make proper use time studies, develop yamazumi charts, discover and eliminate waste, balance your line, and create new standard work content for the shop floor. It facilitates a clear understanding of the seven deadly wastes as well as what you need to do to eliminate them from your facility.