APPLICATION OF ZERO BASE TECHNOLOGY: AN INTERFACE TO MEET GLOBAL COMPETITION

The author discusses his company's, Time Manufacturing Systems, concept called Zero Base Technology. It entails using the best technologies to reduce non-value adding investments, resulting in an approach that can be selectively applied for specific future process technology needs. This requires moving from experienced-based manufacturing systems to scientific-based systems, where no-value adding items are minimized. Zero Base Technology suggests reducing to zero, or minimum, any motion, mass, operation or equipment in a manufacturing system that does not add value to a product.

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• Authors:
  • Robinson, J D
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Media Info

• Pagination: p. 40-43
• Serial:
  • UMTRI Research Review
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 2&3
  • Publisher: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
  • ISSN: 0739-7100

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile industry; Management; Manufacturing; Production methods; Technology; Zero maintenance systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Operating strategies; Operations management
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00619583
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 1992 12:00AM