scholarly journals Case study of lean manufacturing application in a die casting manufacturing company

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ng Tan Ching ◽  
Clarence Chan Kok Hoe ◽  
Tang Sai Hong ◽  
Morteza Ghobakhloo ◽  
Chen Kah Pin
Keyword(s):  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Die Casting ◽  
Manufacturing Company

Efficiency Enhancement in a Medium Scale Gearbox Manufacturing Company through Different Lean Tools - A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 128-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Saravanan ◽  
S. Nallusamy ◽  
Abraham George
Keyword(s):  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Processing Time ◽  
Assembly Line ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Productivity Improvement ◽  
Medium Scale ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Manufacturing Company

Productivity is an important parameter for all small and medium scale manufacturing industries. Lean manufacturing emerged as production strategy capable of increasing productivity by identifying and eliminating non value added activities. This article deals with productivity improvement in a pre-assembly line of gearbox manufacturing company with a case study using lean concepts like process flow chart, process Gantt chart and time study. This paper illustrates using a case study on how a value stream mapping has to be carried out in a planet carrier pre-assembly line. Value stream mapping and work standardization are the key tools used in lean manufacturing and lean transformation. It makes the process smoother, helps in reduction of lead time and ultimately increasing the productivity. From the observed results it was found that, the productivity has been increased from 7 pieces to 10 pieces in the first step assembly when the proposed VSM was implemented. The second step processing time was reduced by the execution of proposed value stream mapping with TAKT time of 126 minutes and 165 minutes of processing time for demand of 10 pieces were achieved and the overall processing time has been reduced by about 24%.

scholarly journals Implementación de la manufactura esbelta en una línea de arneses eléctricos automotrices

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
Adolfo Cano-Carrasco ◽  
María del Carmen Vásquez-Torres ◽  
Elizabeth González-Valenzuela ◽  
Héctor Bellizia- Guzmán
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Assembly Line ◽  
Pull System ◽  
Final Assembly ◽  
Successful Case ◽  
Manufacturing Company

This research analyzes the implementation of the Lean Manufacturing philosophy through a case study in the final assembly line in an electric automotive harness manufacturing company and intends to demonstrate that the current waste from the production process under study will be eliminated through the sustainable application of The Theory of Lean Manufacturing. The methodology used was carried out with the help of the Deming circle: Plan objectives, model line, equipment, training, Execute: design stations, Recognize waste, Establish flow, create mixed lots, calculate Tak-time, Determine matching operations, Determine pull system, Verify: launch and Act: determine verification and monitoring. Subsequently, the programs applied and the activities used for the development of the lean manufacturing philosophy were analyzed. The main contribution is to share the results of a successful case in the implementation of the lean manufacturing philosophy when analyzing the effectiveness of the programs and support activities in its development.

An analysis of the status of resource flexibility and lean manufacturing in a textile machinery manufacturing company

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulshan Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Machine Flexibility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Resource Flexibility ◽  
Manufacturing Company ◽  
The Status ◽  
Machinery Manufacturing ◽  
Labour Flexibility

Purpose – As the manufacturing industry is under pressure to face the global competition, it is necessary to improve productivity and reduce costs through minimization of wastage of resources for their survival. This paper aims to present an analysis of the status of resource flexibility and lean manufacturing through conducting a case study in an Indian textile machinery manufacturing company and also demonstrate the various areas of future scope for improving lean manufacturing. Design/methodology/approach – The case study has been conducted using the flexible system methodology (FSM) framework (Sushil, 1994). For measuring resource (labour and machine) flexibility and lean manufacturing, various factors contributing towards labour flexibility, machine flexibility and lean manufacturing are identified. To determine their relative weights, an analytical hierarchy process (AHP) has been used. A specially designed questionnaire is used to collect the information during case study on different aspects of resource flexibility and lean manufacturing. SAP-LAP analysis has also been carried out to look in to the ways the company is building up resource flexibility and lean manufacturing. Findings – The status of labour flexibility, machine flexibility and lean manufacturing is merely 49.30, 47.10 and 47.40 per cent, respectively. The most important factors of labour flexibility and machine flexibility attained a value of 59.50 and 61.17 per cent, respectively. Similarly, only 39.09 per cent wastes are eliminated through lean manufacturing. There is a huge scope to achieve a higher degree of lean manufacturing through focusing on continuous improvement, just in time (JIT) and resource flexibility factors. Research limitations/implications – The present study includes only labour and machines to compute the resource flexibility. Other resources may also be included to compute the overall resource flexibility. Practical implications – The present study provides guidelines to analyze the status of resource flexibility and lean manufacturing. According to conclusions, frail areas in the manufacturing system can be identified and a suitable course of action could be planned for the improvement. Hopefully, this study will help the firm’s management to identify the problems to manage resource flexibility and implement an effective lean manufacturing. Originality/value – In this work, the theoretical perspective has been used not only to update the original instrument, but also to study the subject from a perspective beyond that usually associated with resource flexibility and lean manufacturing.

Improvements in Web Based ERP Software Architecture as Implemented on the Cloud

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Shruti Makarand Kanade
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Software Architecture ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Manufacturing Company ◽  
Erp Software

 Cloud computing is the buzz word in today’s Information Technology. It can be used in various fields like banking, health care and education. Some of its major advantages that is pay-per-use and scaling, can be profitably implemented in development of Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP. There are various challenges in implementing an ERP on the cloud. In this paper, we discuss some of them like ERP software architecture by considering a case study of a manufacturing company.

scholarly journals Life Cycle Costing: Understanding How It Is Practised and Its Relationship to Life Cycle Management—A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna Lena Kambanou
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Life Cycle Costing ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
Manufacturing Company

Despite the existence of many life cycle costing (LCC) methods, LCC is not widely adopted and LCC methods are usually further tailored by practitioners. Moreover, little is known about how practising LCC improves life cycle management (LCM) especially if LCM is considered emergent and constantly developing. In a manufacturing company, LCC is prescriptively introduced to improve LCM. In the first part, this study describes how various methodological choices and other aspects of practising LCC were the outcome of contestation and conformity with extant practices and not only the best way to fulfil the LCC’s objective. This contestation can even influence if LCC is adopted. In the second part of the research, the implications of practising LCC on LCM are explored. LCC is found to positively propel LCM in many ways e.g., by spreading the life cycle idea, but may lead to a narrower understanding of the term life cycle resulting in the sustainability focus of LCM being overridden. The article also discusses how the findings can be taken into consideration when researchers develop LCC methods and when industry practises LCC.

scholarly journals Using Enterprise Architecture to Integrate Lean Manufacturing, Digitalization, and Sustainability: A Lean Enterprise Case Study in the Chemical Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4851
Author(s):  
Ming-Hui Liao ◽  
Chi-Tai Wang
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Business Transformation ◽  
Lean Enterprise ◽  
Architecture Framework

The chemical industry has sustained the development of global economies by providing an astonishing variety of products and services, while also consuming massive amounts of raw materials and energy. Chemical firms are currently under tremendous pressure to become lean enterprises capable of executing not only traditional lean manufacturing practices but also emerging competing strategies of digitalization and sustainability. All of these are core competencies required for chemical firms to compete and thrive in future markets. Unfortunately, reports of successful transformation are so rare among chemical firms that acquiring the details of these cases would seem an almost impossible mission. The severe lack of knowledge about these business transformations thus provided a strong motivation for this research. Using The Open Group Architecture Framework, we performed an in-depth study on a real business transformation occurring at a major international chemical corporation, extracting the architecture framework possibly adopted by this firm to become a lean enterprise. This comprehensive case study resulted in two major contributions to the field of sustainable business transformation: (1) a custom lean enterprise architecture framework applicable to common chemical firms making a similar transformation, and (2) a lean enterprise model developed to assist chemical firms in comprehending the intricate and complicated dynamics between lean manufacturing, digitalization, and sustainability.

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