Lighting the Lean Spark in Silver Spark

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (02) ◽  
pp. 299-323
Author(s):  
Pooja Gupta ◽  
Anand Deshpande
Keyword(s):  
Lead Times ◽  
Production Facility ◽  
Production Flow ◽  
The Past ◽  
Detailed Assessment ◽  
Lean Tools ◽  
Quick Assessment ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Silver Spark Apparel Ltd. is a fully owned subsidiary of Raymonds Ltd. and produces some of the best-known apparel brands in India. The company owns and runs three apparel plants in Bengaluru. The head of the “SILVER SPARK” plant, Ashish Grover, feels that despite all the successes achieved in the past, the plant needs improvement. The production lead times were longer than required and the factory seemed to lack a smooth production flow. At this time, he met Andy Dey, a LEAN specialist. Ashish invited Andy to his factory and asked him for his opinion on improving the process using LEAN tools and techniques. After listening to the quick assessment, Ashish engaged Andy as a LEAN consultant and requested a detailed assessment of each department. Based on the assessment, Ashish plans to implement the LEAN process in the production facility.

scholarly journals From Lean Manufacturing to Lean Construction: How Principles, Tools, and Techniques Evolved

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevilay Demirkesen
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Lean Tools ◽  
Low Efficiency ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
Lean Methods

Lean manufacturing first emerged in the automotive industry. However, low productivity and low efficiency in production are major problems for the majority of industries relying on a heavy workforce. Being one of these, the construction industry suffers from low productivity rates along with inefficient work practices. To prevent those, the industry has shifted its focus from the traditional approach to a more innovative one, which is called Lean construction. Lean construction aims to maximize value while minimizing waste. Therefore, it intends to create safer, smoother, and more efficient processes to eliminate waste. This chapter focuses on Lean construction and highlights the generic Lean tools and techniques practiced in the construction industry indicating its historical journey from Lean manufacturing. The chapter aims to raise awareness towards the efficiency of Lean methods in the construction industry with respect to practices observed in manufacturing.

Canadian Geotechnical Research Site No. 1 at Gloucester

2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 1134-1141 ◽  
Author(s):  
G C McRostie ◽  
C B Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Soil Property ◽  
Soil Improvement ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Scientific Cooperation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Site ◽  
Sensitive Clay ◽  
Unusual Amount ◽  
Tools And Techniques

A parcel of land just south of Ottawa at Gloucester has been the site of an unusual amount of geotechnical research over the past 45 years. The parcel was recently to have been placed on the open real estate market but has been saved for scientific purposes and is now designated as "Canadian Geotechnical Research Site No. 1 at Gloucester". This paper presents an outline of the research that has been conducted at the site, in four general divisions, namely compressibility, strength, deformation, and soil property improvement. It is hoped that the site will stimulate the development and evaluation of new tools and techniques, foster scientific cooperation and information exchange, and allow the results of research involving the site to improve the state of practice, education, and research.Key words: sensitive clay, compressibility research, strength research, deformation research, soil improvement research.

Comparative Analysis of AHP and ANP Model for Lean Production System Justification

2014 ◽  
Vol 591 ◽  
pp. 197-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Venkataraman ◽  
B. Vijaya Ramnath ◽  
S. Kannapan ◽  
L. Bruce Selva Vinoth ◽  
K. Vetri Velmurugan
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Manufacturing System ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Computer Integrated Manufacturing ◽  
Lead Times ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Industrial Organizations ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Great Pressure ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Industrial organizations are in great pressure to reduce costs, improve quality, cut down on lead times and improve flexibility. Companies are thus turning their attention to implement lean. This has created urgency to apply new tools and techniques to reduce various wastes. This paper deals with comparative analysis of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and analytic network process (ANP) to select the best manufacturing process among traditional, lean and computer integrated manufacturing system. Six criteria such as quality, flexibility, productivity, innovation, morale and competitive advantage are considered for evaluation and also considering their sub criteria, the best manufacturing system is selected.

Big Data, Knowledge, and Business Intelligence

2018 ◽  
pp. 943-950
Author(s):  
G. Scott Erickson ◽  
Helen N. Rothberg
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Competitive Intelligence ◽  
Business Analytics ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Knowledge management (KM), intellectual capital (IC), and competitive intelligence are distinct yet related fields that have endured and grown over the past two decades. KM and IC have always differentiated between the terms and concepts of data, information, knowledge, and wisdom/intelligence, suggesting value only comes from the more developed end of the range (knowledge and intelligence). But the advent of big data/business analytics has created new interest in the potential of data and information, by themselves, to create competitive advantage. This new attention provides opportunities for some exchange with more established theory. Big data gives direction for reinvigorating the more mature fields, providing new sources of inputs and new potential for analysis and use. Alternatively, big data/business analytics applications will undoubtedly run into common questions from KM/IC on appropriate tools and techniques for different environments, the best methods for handling the people issues of system adoption and use, and data/intelligence security.

Study on Planning and Design of Production Facility for Bearing Manufacturing Industry Based on SLP

2012 ◽  
Vol 542-543 ◽  
pp. 428-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zong Xiang Huang ◽  
Hao Luo
Keyword(s):  
Production Cost ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Production Facility ◽  
Production Flow ◽  
Comprehensive Utilization ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Operating Unit ◽  
Made In ◽  
Production Facilities

based on characteristics of production flow of bearing manufacturing, via comprehensive utilization of SLP tool and by calculating logistics quantity of bearing manufacturing, this paper works out the operating unit logistics and non-logistics correlation diagram based on analysis of benchmark interrelationship, and then it gets the comprehensive correlation among production facilities. In addition, the operating unit’s location interrelationship scheme of bearing manufacturing industry is made. In this way, planning of production facilities of enterprise can be more reasonable, thus production efficiency can be improved and production cost can be reduced.

scholarly journals MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN THE CONTEXT OF RISK CULTURE

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-61
Author(s):  
Iwona Gorzeń-Mitka
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Management Process ◽  
The Past ◽  
Great Progress ◽  
Risk Culture ◽  
Tools And Techniques

In recent years (especially in the context of the financial sector) we can find many debates (public and academic) which emphasise the need to change mindsets in management (Gorzeń-Mitka, 2012). This discussion is a result of the dynamically changing external and internal conditions of the functioning of organizations. At the same time, we observe great progress over the past decade in developing effective tools and techniques for managing (also risk and complexity) within organizations. But management is carried out by people. Their awareness of threats and opportunities determines the effectiveness of the whole management process within the organization. One of the themes of this discussion is to indicate the need for changes in the area of organizational culture by creating the so-called risk culture.

scholarly journals Lean Six Sigma for Quality and Performance Improvement of POH Process of Wagon Wheel CTRB

2019 ◽  
pp. 471-486
Author(s):  
Tafadzwa Majoni ◽  
Prashant Tomar
Keyword(s):  
Six Sigma ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Premature Failure ◽  
Process Improvements ◽  
Work In Process ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Takt Time ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Lean Tools ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Due to high competition in present world, every end user of a product demand their products to be delivered to them on time with good quality. Hence it is an objective of every industry to satisfy their customer requirements. In the long run, this can be achieved by continuous and constant process improvements. Lean Six Sigma is an overall quality improvement approach combining and capitalizing the strengths of Six Sigma and Lean Management improvement programs. In CTRB periodic overhaul, several process steps and workplaces are required for the job, the movement of inventory between the workplaces can be very time consuming unless it is suitably planned. The major areas that need great attention in this system are WIP (work in process), Takt time and process variability. In this study, focus is on the application of lean tools and techniques with their principles coupled with six sigma DMAIC methodology. The objective of this study is to identify the best possible tools and techniques to tackle premature failure of CTRBs whilst in service due to early presence of defects which are closely associated to the POH process. It also discusses the methodology generally adopted, tools and techniques used and benefits obtained. By mapping current state of the POH process and takt time, future state improvement can be done in order to reduce cycle time using Lean tools such as Poke-Yoke, Jidoka, 5S, SMED

scholarly journals International students in Hungarian higher education

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 113-132
Author(s):  
Szilvia Vincze ◽  
Zoltán Bács
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
The Body ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Student Body ◽  
The Past ◽  
Processing Data ◽  
Detailed Assessment ◽  
Jel Code

Overall, higher education in Hungary is popular with students from abroad, even if there are significant differences in terms of its structure. The ever-faster increase in the annual headcount of the international student body serves as proof to this statement. The expansion of the size of the body of international students is of special importance in higher education since in 2016 the Hungarian government set the objective of having 40,000 international students by 2023 (EMMI, 2016). Numerous studies have been published on this topic, usually focusing on specific issues, including, for example, the countries from which we receive most of the students, the most popular majors, possible economic advantages due to the presence of a great number of international students, and how internationalization takes place in higher education in Hungary.   By means of processing data published by the Hungarian Educational Authority [Oktatási Hivatal], this paper aims to present the changes in the number of international students in Hungary over the past ten years. This also includes the discussion of the structure of these changes related to a variety of issues such as relations, types of institutions and their ownership, levels and types of programs, as well as gender proportions. However, even with this effort, the officially available statistics are suitable for presenting a properly detailed assessment of the situation only to a limited extent. JEL code: I23

scholarly journals The Evolution of Scheduling Applications and Tools

AI Magazine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-108
Author(s):  
Mark Boddy
Keyword(s):  
Planning And Scheduling ◽  
The Past ◽  
Tools And Techniques

The available tools and support for building planning and scheduling systems and applications have been steadily improving for decades. At the same time, the scope, scale, and complexity of the problems to be addressed has been increasing. In this column, I discuss several different scheduling applications developed over the past 25 years, and then describe the tools and techniques used in addressing these problems, showing how improved tools simplified (and in some cases enabled) the solution of problems of increasing difficulty.

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