Title :
Lean manufacturing- a practitioner’s perspective
Author :
Aulakh, Sachpreet Singh ; Gill, Janpreet Singh
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., RIMT-Inst. of Eng. & Technol., Mandi Gobindgarh, India
Abstract :
The paper attempts to present the big picture of lean consisting of thought process behind lean rather than just a smaller view concentrated on lean tools only. Importance of five elements of lean is discussed to appreciate the synergetic effect of each element on others, towards making an organization lean. Further, a case study on lean manufacturing implementation experience of an Indian manufacturing firm is presented. It has been attempted to present lean manufacturing from a practitioner´s perspective.
Keywords :
cellular manufacturing; lean production; Indian manufacturing firm; cellular manufacturing; lean manufacturing; Cellular manufacturing; Companies; Costs; Decision making; Lean production; Manufacturing processes; Mass production; Mechanical engineering; Process control; Product development; Case Study; Cellular manufacturing; Lean Manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2008. IEEM 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2629-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2630-0
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2008.4738057
