About the Book
Take your business to a new level with this comprehensive, Auto Body Repair industry specific implementation guide. By adapting the techniques of Lean manufacturing for the Auto Collision Industry, Mr. Ortiz guides you through the steps necessary to turn your shop into a Lean place of business. Lean Auto Body sets the stage for a sustainable Lean improvement by not only discussing, but showing examples of wastes, flow, and visual cues within the shop in an easy to understand manner.
Table of Contents:
Introduction Section One – The Eight Wastes, Value-Added Work, Non Value-Added Work, The Eight Wastes, Overproduction, Extra Processing, Transportation, Motion, Waiting, Defects/Rejects, Inventory, Non-Utilized Talents , High Priority Waste, Medium Priority Waste, Low Priority Waste, Available Time Section Two – Lean as a Business Model, Cost , Quality, Delivery Section Three – Lean Auto Body Metrics, Productivity , Quality, Inventory/WIP, Floor Space Use, Throughput Time Section Four – 5S and the Visual Shop, Sort, Red Tags, Red Tag Area, Removal Procedure, Set-in-Order, Tool Boards , Parts, Material, and Supplies, Shine, Standardize, Sustain, Section Five – The Lean Parts Room, 5S and Kanban, 5S in the Parts Room, Incoming Parts Staging, Dealer and Supplier Return Area, Staging for Outgoing Parts for Technicians, Supply Area and Kanban System, Tool Area Section Six – Repair Flow, Teardown, Prep, Paint, Re-Assemble, Detail, Flexing Section Seven – Visual Control in the Shop, Visual Layout, Communication Lights, Production Control Board, Material Replenishment, Section Eight – Shop Kaizen, Kaizen, Kaizen Events, Lean Communication, Kaizen Committee, Event Planning , 4 Weeks before the Kaizen Event, 2 Weeks before the Kaizen Event, 1 Week before the Kaizen Event, Conclusion, The 8 Wastes,S5.
About the Author :
Chris Ortiz is the president and executive consultant of Kaizen Assembly, Inc., a lean manufacturing training and implementation company. Chris has been practicing and teaching lean for nearly 12 years. He is the author of four books and has written dozens of training manuals, as well as industry articles for national magazines and publications. His work has been featured in Industrial Engineer, Assembly Magazine, Seattle Times, Industrial Management, and various other news journals and newspapers.
