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MAKING IT RIGHT Why your Car Payments are lasting longer than your FACTORY PAINT JOB (Technical Guide) Sale Price: $239.00  |
DescriptionTechnical Guide - Written for the Automaker and Auto Dealer - Assist automaker and auto dealer in dealing with paint supplier. The books summarizes the auto industry's recent business practices of assigning process and quality responsibility to the paint supplier. The finishes of vehicles used for quality control of approximately nine million vehicles were analyzed. Research concludes that thin paint coatings are the major cause of peeling, blistering and chipping, not bird droppings, stone chips or environmental issues. The Technical Guide teaches the automaker and auto dealer to examine paint durability criteria. It lays a framework for recovery of lost revenue from products not delivered to specifications. It proposes that the public interest is best served by a "Truth In Finish Disclosure". Independent Review found at - http://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/making-it-right-why-your-car-payments-are-lasting-longer-than-your-factory-paint-job-basic-guide/ |
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Managing Factory Maintenance List Price: Sale Price: $35.75 You save: $12.20 (25%) |
DescriptionTap into Joel Levitt's vast array of experience and learn how to improve almost any aspect of your maintenance organization (including your own abilities)! This new edition of a classic first educates readers about the globalization of production and the changing of the guard of maintenance leadership, and then gives them real usable ideas to aid in these areas. Completely reorganized so that material is presented within the context of major sections, the second edition tells the story of maintenance management in factory settings. It provides coverage of potential problems and new opportunities, what bosses really want, specifics for improvement of maintenance and production, World Class Maintenance Management revisited and revised, quality improvement, complete coverage of current maintenance practices, processes, process aids, interfaces and strategies, as well as personal and personnel development strategies. Contains a specialized glossary so users can more easily understand thespecialized language of factory maintenance.Provides specific how-to” tips and concrete techniques and examples for continuous improvement.Updates the 20 steps to world class maintenance to include the 6 areas of focus for world class maintenance.Includes a completely updated maintenance evaluation questionnaire thatreflects new techniques and technologies.Breaks down and explains the three-team approach to maintenance work.Offers new sections on: managing shutdowns, craft training, and communications.Contains major revisions to the RCM discussion and includes a new discussion about PMO.
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How to Make Your Car Last Forever: Avoid Expensive Repairs, Improve Fuel Economy, Understand Your Warranty, Save Money (Motorbooks Workshop) List Price: Sale Price: $15.86 You save: $9.13 (37%) |
DescriptionFor many people, a well-maintained automobile is a source of pride and peace of mind. But for others, the idea of routine maintenance is daunting. How to Make Your Car Last Forever will guide you through the minefield of preventative maintenance, repair, extended warranties, and magic elixirs that claim to cure everything from oil consumption to male-pattern baldness!Author, car repair expert, and host of satellite radio show America's Car Show with Tom Torbjornsen, Tom Torbjornsen has seen it all in his 40 years in the automobile industry. Let him show you how to extend the life of your car indefinitely. In How to Make Your Car Last Forever, he explains the what, when, and why's of automotive maintenance and repairs in easy-to-understand terms. Simple how-to projects supplement the learning with step-by-step instructions that will save you time and money.While you may not want your car to last forever, Torbjornsen's advice will help you preserve it indefinitely while maximizing resale value down the road. Preventative maintenance is the key to the automotive fountain of youth. Let Tom Torbjornsen show you the way! |
