TWI Case Studies

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Use and Misuse

Reasons for Lack of Success

Lack of Commitment

Unforeseen Circumstances

Underestimating the Required Effort

Insufficient Experience

Principal Reason for Lack of Success

The Path to Success

2 A Variety of Improvements

Great Gains—Focused Application

Garment Manufacturing

Aircraft Manufacturing

JIT: “The Acid Test”—Mabati Rolling Mills, Mombasa, Kenya

Standard Training and Standard Work Support Growth—The U.S. Synthetic Company

The Power of Standard Work and Its Importance in a Regulated Company—The Autumn Harp Company

Results

What Was Done Right

What Could Have Been Done Differently

Improvements After 120 Years— The Ludowici Roof Tile Company

Implementation and Use

The Use of Job Relations ...