Press Releases

February 2003

NEW BOOK KEY TO LEAN IMPROVEMENT FOR SUPPLIER COMPANIES

NEW YORK . . . Just-in-Time happens at a different time for each supplier company's customer. The difficult and costly task of meeting the individual production requirements of each customer often threatens the survival of these suppliers. In response to this predicament, Toshiki Naruse has developed a new system called Equalized and Synchronized Production (ESP), unveiled in Productivity Press' newest title, Equalized & Synchronized Production -- The High-Mix Manufacturing System That Moves Beyond JIT.

ESP is a production management and manufacturing improvement system targeted for supplier companies or any companies that deal with a variety of products and multiple customers and/or suppliers. It enables suppliers to meet the requirements of their buyers' Just-In-Time (JIT) ordering systems through wide-variety, small-lot production, while also making their own production activities as efficient as possible.

ESP complements each company's own production management functions, particularly the production scheduling and purchasing functions, in the way that best suits each individual business. By adopting ESP, a company will be able to meet its customers' needs Just-in-Time while growing into a powerful new organization operating according to its own production system.

Highlights include:

* Coverage of the complete production scheduling and management system for supplier organizations

* Case studies featuring ESP implementation by a variety of manufacturers

* Guidance on when and where the ESP system is more effective than JIT

* Comprehensive and practical "how-to" instruction on ESP implementation

About the Author

Toshiki Naruse is a principal consultant at Japan Management Association Consulting (JMAC), with 40 years of experience in manufacturing. He originated the concepts that developed into the Equalized and Synchronized Production system (ESP). Prior to joining JMAC, he worked for 14 years in a leading automobile parts supplier company in Japan in positions including production control and machine design. Naruse has researched and practiced consultation in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) since 1983 and in ESP since 1985. He has successfully applied ESP through his work with numerous automobile parts manufacturers and has expanded the application in other industries including general-purpose machinery and parts, precision parts, food products and medical equipment.

About Productivity Press

Founded to provide world-class guidance for every level of an organization, Productivity Press is unrivaled in publishing high-quality material on lean manufacturing and business improvement. Our books, learning tools and newsletter, Lean Manufacturing Advisor, are designed to help educate and support organizations in their efforts to implement the advanced management and manufacturing methodologies required to compete in today's global business environment.

List price is $58.00. Complimentary review copies are available to media contacts by calling (212) 216-7865 or by e-mailing: leon.carter@taylorandfrancis.com.

For more information on Equalized & Synchronized Production, or any of Productivity's other titles, call (888) 319-5852 or email info@productivitypress.com.