Case study on identification and elimination of waste through lean implementation in an automotive part manufacturing industry
by Ajit Kumar; R. Girish Kumar; N.S. Narahari; K.M. Mithilesh
International Journal of Lean Enterprise Research (IJLER), Vol. 1, No. 3, 2015

Abstract: Lean manufacturing is an operational strategy oriented towards achieving the shortest possible throughput time by eliminating wastes (Muda). The research investigation addresses the application of lean manufacturing in an auto part manufacturer which manufactures critical components of an IC engine. The main objective of this research investigation was to identify key areas of non-value added activities by utilising 'value stream mapping' (VSM) and then to propose required changes to reduce throughput time based on the principles of lean manufacturing. Three different improvements were suggested as solutions for non-value added activities that were identified in the current state map, which accounted for 250 hrs of throughput time. A reduction of 140 hrs in the throughput time was estimated by incorporating the improvements.

Online publication date: Thu, 17-Sep-2015

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Lean Enterprise Research (IJLER):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com