内容简介：
Within Lean manufacturing, those companies seeking to improve flow, quality, and turnaround time while minimizing their sp4nding of capital use right-sized equipment. Instead of large product batches that must be stored, right-sized equipment produces just the amount of product needed. Through this approach errors in the process can be quickly exposed and eliminated. Right-Sized Equipment, the DVD gives the viewer an exclusive look into one of the Boeing Company's commercial airplane plant and integrated aero structures business units to explain how right-sized equipment fits with their Lean journey. Sharing real-world applications of lean principles, this video--: Shows how the production flow of parts used in de-icing airplane wings improved when the company shifted to making the assembly in a small cell Demonstrates how the cost of some parts decreased by as much as 75 percent just by reducing floor space and changing to right-size equipment Analyzes the Japanese term chaku-chaku, explaining exactly what it means to fully utilize people rather than machines.