Total Welding Management

Total Welding Management is a system focused on improvement and includes management principles, and a planning process with a structured approach. The Total Welding Management System provides the way to plan and control welding operations. It not only reduces manual welding costs but also prepares welding operations for automation and robotics by putting in place the basic automation requirements. When adopted by a company, it can improve welding quality and productivity, thus helping the company to become more competitive and more profitable. This book will benefit executive management, production managers, welding engineers, and welding supervisors by laying the foundation for understanding the Total Welding Management System to manage welding operations for quality and productivity improvement.
Content:
Front Matter
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Introduction
• Table of Contents
• 1. The Manager's Traditional View of Welding
2. The Need for a Management System
3. Principles of the Total Welding Management System
4. The Method: A Three-Phased Approach to Identify and Harvest Profit Improvement Opportunities
5. The Welder Support System
6. The Five Welding Do's
7. The Four Critical Functions and Their Five Key Results Areas
8. Phase I - Survey and Evaluation
9. The Six Managerial Steps
10. Phase II - Management Planning and Goal Setting
11. Phase III - Implement and Sustain
12. Case Study
13. Getting Started
• Glossary of Terms
Index