Shigeyasu

This book contains two new approaches to improving the productivity and profitability of production systems that continuously increase competitiveness: Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment (MCPD) and Methods Design Concept (MDC). MCPD is a manufacturing cost policy aimed at cost improvement through a systemic and systematic approach. MCPD is a methodology that improves the production flow driven by the need for manufacturing cost improvement for both existing and future products. MDC offers true productivity analysis and is a tool for improving effectiveness of manufacturing methods. The results of practical application of MCPD and MDC obtained by several companies will be fully detailed.