SME Issues Books on Lean Manufacturing

DEARBORN, MI--The Society of Manufacturing Engineers has published two new books on lean manufacturing.

Lean Manufacturing for the Small Shop explains how small- and medium-sized companies can adopt lean manufacturing practices. The book describes lean manufacturing techniques, provides examples of how they have been used, and explains how they can be implemented step-by-step. The book includes a CD-ROM with training tools to help managers facilitate teams on the shop floor and to help college instructors adapt the material to their curricula. The book costs $60 for SME members and $65 for nonmembers.

The Lean Company: Making the Right Choices provides a template for transforming a business from top to bottom. The book discusses corporate visions and goals, and prescribes general operational strategies that modern companies must employ to stay competitive. The book includes a "scorecard" for tracking the effectiveness of lean changes. The book costs $55 for SME members and $65 for nonmembers.

For more information, call 313-271-1500 or visit www.sme.org.

The ASSEMBLY Show South

ASSEMBLY is thrilled to return to the Music City Center in Nashville, TN for The ASSEMBLY Show SOUTH on May 1-2, 2024. This is a booming time for manufacturing and the U.S. South is right in the heart of the action. According to ASSEMBLY’s most recent annual capital spending survey, the South is projected to account for 31 percent of total spending this year, marking the fifth straight year this region has accounted for at least 30 percent of capital spending in the U.S.

In this session, manufacturers will learn how Quality function deployment (QFD) can transform consumers’ qualitative demands into quantitative parameters that will shape the design of their product and, ultimately, their manufacturing process.

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