Best Practices in Lean Manufacturing

Dr Jorge Luis García Alcaraz has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, a master’s degree in industrial engineering sciences, a PhD in Industrial Engineering Sciences, a PhD in Innovation in Product Engineering and Industrial Process, a PhD in Sciences and Industrial Technologies and a Post doctorate in manufacturing process. He is a National Researcher level 2 recognized by Mexican National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), expert in lean manufacturing methodologies and advanced manufacturing technologies. He has over 10 years of experience in manufacturing industry and his main research areas are related to Multicriteria decision making applied to lean manufacturing, production process modeling and statistical inference. He is founding member of the Mexican Society of Operation Research and active member in the Mexican Academy of Industrial Engineering.  Currently, Dr. Garcia is working with research groups from Colombia, Spain and Dominican Republic.  Diaz-Reza José Roberto has a degree in Industrial Engineering, a master's degree in Industrial Engineering with a specialty in Quality, a Ph.D. in Innovation in Product Engineering and Industrial Processes, and a Ph. D. in Advanced Engineering Sciences. His research areas are industrial processes optimization through Lean Manufacturing tools. Currently, he is coursing a Postdoctoral stay at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez (Mexico). Morales García Adrián Salvador has a degree in Industrial Engineering and a master's degree in Industrial Engineering with a specialty in the supply chain. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Advanced Engineering Sciences at Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez (Mexico).

• Chapter 1. Concepts of lean manufacturing and research objectives.- Chapter 2. Lean manufacturing tools and their activities.- 3. Methodology.- 4. Model 1. Distribution and Maintenance.- 5. Model 2. Production and quality system.- 6. Model 3. Supply chain and quality.