A Review on Lean Manufacturing
Keywords:
lean manufacturing, Wastes, Continuous improvement, Manufacturing industryAbstract
Nowadays, various methods of reducing waste and increasing productivity is being practised in the almost every companies and organizations. There are numerous methods to do so. This review article deals with the basic concepts of lean manufacturing, moreover its philosophy, various techniques and tools are also explained birefly. Also the benefits and barriers in lean implementation are taken into consideration and also discussed. The lean manufacturing also serves as a fundamental concept manufacturing which provide a quality product and that too at a cheaper cost. Moreover, in this fast developing world, there is always necessity for changing according to customer need over a little span of time. To order to sustain their place in the market, almost every organizations have started following the concept of lean manufacturing. A numerous sets of articles along with the literature of various attempts were taken into consideration to make this article more understandable and precise. Lean practise utilizes a wide range of tools and techniques; they are chosen according to situation i.e. they are situation specific. Using lean alone cannot contribute to success of organization; it requires transforming organization’s culture too. Lean manufacturing give better flexibility and a good market share to the companies. Moreover, lean manufacturing also produces an operational and cultural environment that is highly conducive to minimize the waste.
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