Lean Manufacturing in the Developing World  Methodology, Case Studies and Trends from Latin America /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Jorge Luis Garc�ia-Alcaraz, Aid�e Aracely Maldonado-Mac�ias, Guillermo Cortes-Robles. 
 - XVI, 584 p. 149 illus., 16 illus. in color.  online resource. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to lean manufacturing -- Main LM tools and techniques applied in Latin America -- Human factors in Lean Manufacturing. 
<br/><br/> This book presents some definitions and concepts applied in Latin America on lean manufacturing (LM), the LM tools most widely used and human and cultural aspects that most matter in this field. The book contains a total of 14 tools used and reported by authors from different countries in Latin America, with definition, timeline with related research, benefits that have been reported in literature, and case studies implemented in Latin American companies. Finally, the book presents a list of softwares available to facilitate the tools' implementation, monitoring and improvement. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783319049519 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1007/978-3-319-04951-9  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Engineering.<br/>Production management.<br/>Industrial engineering.<br/>Production engineering.<br/>Development economics.<br/>Engineering.<br/>Industrial and Production Engineering.<br/>Development Economics.<br/>Operations Management.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>T55.4-60.8 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>670