Pull
Scheduling System Resources
This page includes useful Pull
Scheduling Tools, Links to
additional resources, and
Recommended Reading that will
increase your Pull Scheduling
knowledge.
Tools
-
WIP
Cap Sizing Spreadsheet -
Handy tool for establishing
the target size for your WIP
Cap! Also will estimate the
lead-time of your system.
I've found that just the
process of filling this in
helps people design better
systems.
Links
-
MEP
Centers - These
not-for-profit consulting
centers have lean
manufacturing experts that can
help. There is a center within
a 2-hour drive from every
company in the continental
USA.
Recommended
Reading
-
Lean
Thinking - James P.
Womack and Daniel T. Jones
-
The Goal -
Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff
Cox
-
Kanban for the
Shopfloor -
Productivity Press
-
Learning to See -
Mike Rother and John Shook
(Lean Enterprise Institute)