Yes . Now not only japanese firm , almost all manufacturing sector are trying to convert there production houses in lean production for production improvement and waste elimination .

Basic Principle of Lean:


• To reduce transfer distance of materials (from dock to process and from process to process).
• To reduce dock-to-dock for the entire plant and for individual departments.
• To reduce inventory between processes and within a process.
• Distance compression between processes.
• Eliminate barriers for a optimal production and material flow.
• Expose and eliminate non valve added activities
• Subject all layout decisions to the goals and objectives of the organization and the production system
• It promote Just In Time (JIT) which helps to reduce the inventory level and to reduce the working capital of asset and to work according to customer order.

Post a Comment

Previous Post Next Post