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Apr 26, 2012
Applying Lessons from Lean Production Theory to Transit Planning
Authors: Robert A. Dunning and Thomas M. RichertAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Automated People Movers: Moving Through the Millennium
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Lean production theory provides a basis for understanding how Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) improves upon traditional mass transit. Lean production refers to manufacturing processes that improve upon mass production techniques to reduce cost, reduce time to produce, improve quality, and better respond to market demands. The benefits of lean production techniques have been documented in several studies, including an intensive worldwide study of the automotive industry. Those same benefits as applied to transit planning have important implications for the economic development of our communities.
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Automated People Movers: Moving Through the Millennium
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© 2001 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Robert A. Dunning
Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, Box 24346, Mailstop 6M-LC, Seattle, Wa 98124
Thomas M. Richert
Linbeck Corporation, 229 Billerica Road, Suite 200, Chelmsford, MA 01824
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