{"product_id":"9783031709869","title":"Lean Manufacturing in Latin America Concepts, Methodologies and Applications","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLean Manufacturing in Latin America\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConcepts, Methodologies and Applications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJorge Luis García Alcaraz | Guillermo Cortés Robles | Arturo Realyvásquez Vargas\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Industrial Engineering\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book reports theoretical and practical aspects related to the application of lean manufacturing tools in companies established in Latin America. The book is divided into sections according to the tools discussed therein, basic LM tools (Visual management, Andon, 5S and Standardized work), LM tools applied to production planning (Demand management, Heijunka, Takt time, Hoshin Kanri, Value stream map), LM tools applied to quality (Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle (PDCA), Total quality management (TQM), Kaizen, Gemba, Root cause analysis, Getting it right the first time, A3 problem solving, 5 whys), LM tools applied to material flow (One-piece flow, Kanban, Just in time, Bottleneck analysis), LM tools applied to machinery (Jidoka, Poka-yoke, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)), LM tools applied to production Organization (Cellular manufacturing, Six big losses, Intelligent goals, Key performance indicators (KPI), Lean audits, Decentralization, Vertical information systems), LM applied to human factors (Multifunctional teamwork, Empowerment, Integration of functions, Leadership, Motivation, Labor safety) and LM benefits (Economic, Social and Environmental). We report each tool’s concepts, crucial research, and applications. Also, each approach underlines the authors that stand out in that topic, the implementation methodology in the production systems, the benefits they offer, and finally, a case study.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJorge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuis García Alcaraz \u003c\/strong\u003eis a full-time researcher at the\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIndustrial Engineering and Manufacturing Department at the Autonomous\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. He received an MSc in Industrial\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eEngineering from the Colima Technological Institute (Mexico), a Ph.D. in Industrial\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eEngineering Sciences from Ciudad Juárez Technological Institute (Mexico), a\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePh.D. in Innovation in Product Engineering and Industrial Process from the University\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eof La Rioja (Spain), a Ph.D. in Sciences and Industrial Technologies from the\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePublic University of Navarre (Spain), a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering for\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Zaragoza (Spain) and a Postdoc in Manufacturing Process from\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eUniversity of La Rioja (Spain). In addition, his main research areas are\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003erelated to the multicriteria decision-making process and techniques applied to\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003elean manufacturing, production process, and supply chain modeling. He is a\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003efounding member of the Mexican Society of Operation Research and an active Mexican\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAcademy of Industrial Engineering member. Dr. García is a National Researcher\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003erecognized by the National Council of Science \u0026amp; Technology of Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e(CONACYT) as Level III. Also, Dr. García is an author\/coauthor in around 168 papers\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003epublished in journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports or Scopus, 47\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ebook chapters indexed in Scopus and 29 conference papers indexed in Scopus. He\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ehas attended more than 150 international conferences and congresses around the\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMoreover, Dr. García has\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003esupervised over 50 bachelor theses, 18 master theses, and 13 doctoral theses. He\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eholds thirteen international patents and one industrial design in Mexico and\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSpain. Also, Dr. García is the author\/editor of 23 books published by\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003einternational publishers such as Springer and IGI Global, all of which relate\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eto lean manufacturing, its tools and techniques, kaizen, supply chain, and\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ejust-in-time philosophies. Finally, Dr. García won the Chihuahua State Science\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eand Technology Award in 2015. He is a member of several doctoral committees in\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003euniversities from Mexico, Colombia, and Spain. ORCID:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e0000-0002-7092-6963, Scopus Author ID: 55616966800. Web of\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eScience ResearcherID: N-9124-2013\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuillermo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCortes Robles\u003c\/strong\u003e has a master’s in industrial engineering from\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ethe Instituto Tecnológico de Orizaba and a Ph.D. in Industrial Systems from the\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eInstitute National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France. Today, he is a professor\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eof engineering science at the Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico-Instituto\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eTecnologico de Orizaba in the postgraduate school, specifically in the\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003emanagement engineering master and the engineering Sciences Ph.D. program. His\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eresearch interests are applying theTRIZ theory and other approaches (e.g.,\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eknowledge management, decision support systems, genetic algorithms, and creativity\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003etechniques, among other technologies) to accelerate the innovation process. He\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eis the President of the Mexican TRIZ association (AMETRIZ). Dr. Cortes was the\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003etechnical leader of more than 15 projects and published several articles in\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003edifferent journals. He also was the director of 25 master theses and five\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003edoctoral dissertations. ORCID Number: 0000-0001-8857-7143\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArturo Realyvásquez Vargas \u003c\/strong\u003eis\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ea full-time Department of Industrial Engineering professor at Tecnológico\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eNacional de Mexico\/Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana in Mexico. He received a\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003emaster’s degree in Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003efrom the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico and a Ph.D. in\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eInnovation in Product Engineering and Industrial Process at the University of\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eLa Rioja (Spain). Specifically, his main research areas are optimization of\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eindustrial processes, lean manufacturing, and ergonomics. Also, he is an active\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003emember of the Society of Ergonomists of Mexico Civil Association (Sociedad de\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eErgonomistas de México, SEMAC) and the Network of Optimization of Industrial\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eProcesses (Red de Optimización de Procesos Industriales, ROPRIN). Dr.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eRealyvásquez is a National Researcher recognized by the National Council of\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eScience \u0026amp; Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) as Level I. Dr. Realyvásquez is an\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eauthor\/coauthor in around 12 papers published in journals indexed in the\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eJournal Citation Reports. Also, he has attended international conferences and\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003econgresses in Mexico and the United States of America. Nowadays, Dr.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eRealyvásquez has supervised more than 20 bachelor theses and 5 master theses.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Realyvásquez is the author of one book published by the international\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003epublisher Springer, related to ergonomics. Also, Dr. Realyvásquez has edited\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003etwo books in Springer Verlag and two more in IGI Global, most related to\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eergonomics. 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