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Lean Manufacturing in Latin America

Concepts, Methodologies and Applications

Herausgegeben: García Alcaraz, Jorge Luis; Robles, Guillermo Cortés; Realyvásquez Vargas, Arturo

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This book reports theoretical and practical aspects related to the application of lean manufacturing tools in companies established in Latin America. The book is divided into sections according to the tools discussed therein, basic LM tools (Visual management, Andon, 5S and Standardized work), LM tools applied to production planning (Demand management, Heijunka, Takt time, Hoshin Kanri, Value stream map), LM tools applied to quality (Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle (PDCA), Total quality management (TQM), Kaizen, Gemba, Root cause analysis, Getting it right the first time, A3 problem solving, 5 whys), ...

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Jorge Luis García Alcaraz is a full-time researcher at the Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Department at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. He received an MSc in Industrial Engineering from the Colima Technological Institute (Mexico), a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering Sciences from Ciudad Juárez Technological Institute (Mexico), a Ph.D. in Innovation in Product Engineering and Industrial Process from the University of La Rioja (Spain), a Ph.D. in Sciences and Industrial Technologies from the Public University of Navarre (Spain), a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering for University of Zaragoza (Spain) and a Postdoc in Manufacturing Process from University of La Rioja (Spain). In addition, his main research areas are related to the multicriteria decision-making process and techniques applied to lean manufacturing, production process, and supply chain modeling. He is a founding member of the Mexican Society of Operation Research and an active Mexican Academy of Industrial Engineering member. Dr. García is a National Researcher recognized by the National Council of Science & Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) as Level III. Also, Dr. García is an author/coauthor in around 168 papers published in journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports or Scopus, 47 book chapters indexed in Scopus and 29 conference papers indexed in Scopus. He has attended more than 150 international conferences and congresses around the world. Moreover, Dr. García has supervised over 50 bachelor theses, 18 master theses, and 13 doctoral theses. He holds thirteen international patents and one industrial design in Mexico and Spain. Also, Dr. García is the author/editor of 23 books published by international publishers such as Springer and IGI Global, all of which relate to lean manufacturing, its tools and techniques, kaizen, supply chain, and just-in-time philosophies. Finally, Dr. García won the Chihuahua State Science and Technology Award in 2015. He is a member of several doctoral committees in universities from Mexico, Colombia, and Spain. ORCID: 0000-0002-7092-6963, Scopus Author ID: 55616966800. Web of Science ResearcherID: N-9124-2013 Guillermo Cortes Robles has a master's in industrial engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Orizaba and a Ph.D. in Industrial Systems from the Institute National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France. Today, he is a professor of engineering science at the Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico-Instituto Tecnologico de Orizaba in the postgraduate school, specifically in the management engineering master and the engineering Sciences Ph.D. program. His research interests are applying theTRIZ theory and other approaches (e.g., knowledge management, decision support systems, genetic algorithms, and creativity techniques, among other technologies) to accelerate the innovation process. He is the President of the Mexican TRIZ association (AMETRIZ). Dr. Cortes was the technical leader of more than 15 projects and published several articles in different journals. He also was the director of 25 master theses and five doctoral dissertations. ORCID Number: 0000-0001-8857-7143 Arturo Realyvásquez Vargas is a full-time Department of Industrial Engineering professor at Tecnológico Nacional de Mexico/Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana in Mexico. He received a master's degree in Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico and a Ph.D. in Innovation in Product Engineering and Industrial Process at the University of La Rioja (Spain). Specifically, his main research areas are optimization of industrial processes, lean manufacturing, and ergonomics. Also, he is an active member of the Society of Ergonomists of Mexico Civil Association (Sociedad de Ergonomistas de México, SEMAC) and the Network of Optimization of Industrial Processes (Red de Optimización de Procesos Industriales, ROPRIN). Dr. Realyvásquez is a National Researcher recognized by the National Council of Science & Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) as Level I. Dr. Realyvásquez is an author/coauthor in around 12 papers published in journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports. Also, he has attended international conferences and congresses in Mexico and the United States of America. Nowadays, Dr. Realyvásquez has supervised more than 20 bachelor theses and 5 master theses. Dr. Realyvásquez is the author of one book published by the international publisher Springer, related to ergonomics. Also, Dr. Realyvásquez has edited two books in Springer Verlag and two more in IGI Global, most related to ergonomics. ORCID: 0000-0003-2825- 2595, Scopus Author ID: 56167726800.