DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LEAN MANUFACTURING SYSTEM IN DIFFUSER HOUSING Dr.A.P.Arun1, Arjun Krishna. S2, Vignesh. S3, Arun. V4 Email-id: sarjun29@gmail.com 1Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumaraguru college of Technology, CBE 2PG Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, CBE 3PG Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, CBE 4PG Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, CBE ABSTRACT Every organisation aims to produce high quality goods and services to satisfy customer needs. In a production process, man machines, material, plant, services and methods are the input feeds, and the outputs are goods and services. …show more content…
The key to lean manufacturing is to compress time and thus improving process by continuous improvement. These wastes increase cost while adding no value from the customer’s perspective. They also extend the period of Return On Investment (ROI) and help to demoralize energetic workers. A survey was carried to know about the lean techniques that have been used to verify the relevant theories as a knowledge base and help the reader to understand the relevant concepts and theories, in term of lean principles and techniques. These cover themes of lean manufacturing that are widely used in different sectors. The difference in lean and mass production is stated and how effectively non value added waste can be eliminated in lean production by using various strategies (James.P.Womack et.al 1990). VSM tool has been applied for a small company as it is a powerful tool to identify the inefficiencies and improvement areas (Chandra deep Grewal …show more content…
A literature review has been carried out on lean supply chain using a structured content analysis by Paschal Ugochukwu, Jon Engstrom, Jostein Langstrand (2008) speaks about lean techniques carried out in different perspectives. OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORK • To study the present work flow/process flow at the prevailing shop floor. • To study the current working performance along with the realization percentage and waste control. • To increase the profit or to reduce the cost involved in the product. COMPONENT DESCRIPTION The Diffuser Housing is one of the main component of the radial flow submersible pump. DIFFUSER DIFFUSER HOUSING MATERIAL : CAST IRON MATERIAL : GUN METAL OUTER DIA : 140mm OUTER DIA : 114mm CENTRE HOLE DIA : 60mm CENTRE HOLE DIA : 33mm Fig1: Existing Process Layout DISADVANTAGES OF EXISTING PROCESS
Type of production The business will be involved in Tertiary Production. Tertiary production is a sector that provides services that are important to the first two stages of production. This is where the business will offer services.
Most directors and managers focus on improving the efficiency of processes with the software currently available, but ignore solutions that require major changes. Developing new applications is expensive and time consuming, so for them, there is no urgency to take the risk if not required. Legacy software has been used since the 1970’s with enhancements, but the overall framework is outdated and future capabilities are limited. I will share my experiences and propose new ideas to improve current procedures from the perspective of a junior analyst. Executives normally view processes from a high level with less detail associated with each process, and may not understand the day to day challenges faced.
A company can use lean thinking to increase product quality, improve decision-making, and enhance profitability. The last principle of lean thinking is perfection, this means continuous improvement, and focuses on value-added activities and eliminates waste. Rider Softball can use lean thinking to strive for perfection, and continue to improve the program. Five recommendations have been provided for the Rider Softball program. The first recommendation for Rider Softball to use lean initiatives is cost reduction, by getting a team sponsorship.
Manufacturing – within a business the manufacturing department works alongside several other departments such as marketing and purchasing to make sure that they manufacture products efficiently. Manufacturing is generally a long process as detailed designs of products have to be assembled before construction can begin. Manufacturing varies can depend on the organisation type large companies are likely to manufacture products themselves, and they tend to do this on a large scale in order to be able to buy resources in bulk in order to save a substantial amount of money. Small businesses tend to design their own products but may not have the ability to manufacture; therefore they usually hire other companies to manufacture for them - this can be quite costly, so they commonly perform manufacturing on a large scale
Central Manufacturing, Inc. v. Brett et al. 492 F. 3d 876(7th Cir. 2007) United States District Court Facts of the Case The case features Central Manufacturing “Central” a company that registers “stealth” trademark for baseballs bats, as the plaintiff and Brett Brothers "Brett Bros." as the defendants.
The audience is students and factory workers as well as future students and people who are considering working at a factory. A challenge can be recruiting an audience to go pursue a higher education. The audience can resonate with their life they actually live, and see what opportunities they have to create a better life and the importance on how education can change one’s life. My goal is to emphasize my opinion on the article "Some Lessons From The Assembly Line”.
To begin with, the lean methodology is one that is applicable to all industries, regardless of the present systems and approaches towards management (Tsironis & Psychogios, 2016). Therefore, the major decision is to proceed with the implementation of the lean and other improvement processes, even though it should take different approaches. When considering the challenges noted, most of them emerge from the reactions and actions of the
These trainings were essential for changes towards lean thinking and to build the core of a lean improvement mindset. Based on that knowledge and with the help of Pragmatek Consulting Group, Daktronics decided to implement the first lean initiative by converting the produc-tion of the LED panels from batch-and-queue to a one-piece flow line. This caused several changes and benefits on the manufacturing objectives: Before using gravity conveyers for transporting materials, parts were moved be-tween workstations by manpowered carts (Separation of human and machine work). Hence, transportation waste times and motion, like racking and unrack-ing parts, were reduced.
Lean Manufacturing Pros Lean manufacturing aims to eliminate most if not all forms of waste. Many experts claim that by implementing lean manufacturing techniques and strategies reduce the manufacturing time. As manufacturing lead time is lowered, it is the hope that the operational costs incurred from the use of energy will also be significantly reduced. Lean manufacturing helps companies maintain and increase their profits and earning. It also helps them generate a little more savings as the costs are lower.
Case Study of 3M Name of Student Institutional Affiliation Case Study of 3M Summery To start with, the case study in question, The Six Sigma at 3M, concerns the 3M company, which has joined a program called Six Sigma in order to improve the employees’ quality of work. 1992 is the year of 3M foundation which took place in Minnesota (Hil & Linderman, 2007). In 2000, 3M was differentiated organization with leading market offering a wide range of goods: various sorts of gadgets, healthcare devices, safety and numerous different goods. The organization had operations in 60 nations.
In the early 2000s, The Boeing Company faced many challenges with increasing competition in the commercial aircraft market. To remain competitive, they began the development of their 787 Dreamliner aircraft using an unconventional approach in terms of supply chain management. The historical approach that Boeing used on previous aircraft designs required Boeing to procure raw materials and subassemblies from several different suppliers and manufacture the final assembly in house. Dreamliner sought out to be the first of Boeing 's kind to outsource 70 percent of its major subassemblies under a Partnering for Success initive (5) , leaving Boeing to assemble the final assembly performed in-house. Build airplanes the same way the automobile industry
Process Strategies The process strategies, for such a large manufacturing company, would need to be varied. The production process type would be determined by the product life cycle stage at that time (Thayer 2004).Product life cycles for items such as smartphones and tablets do not generally follow the standard life cycle stages. The maturity stage can be interrupted by discontinuation or irrelevance of a technology, which recommences the cycle (Giachetti & Marchi 2010). Incidentally, during the product life cycle of these items, a cyclic improvement of both process and product is required to stay in contact with market changes.
In the recent years more and more companies in the retail and food industry are concerned about the environmental consequences of their action and also the social ethics for the people involved in the production process. This is a shift from the philanthropic actions companies used to take in 1970’s and by following basic international standards to a ‘business case’ perspective of CSR (Customer Social Responsibility). According to the World Business Council for Sustainability Develpoment ( WBCSD) CSR is: ‘’ the commitment of business to contribute to sustainable economic development, working with employees, theirfamilies, the local community and society at large to improve their quality of life’’ (World Bank, 2002)
Coordinate with customer relationship management to identify customer articulated needs 2. Select materials and suppliers in conjunction with procurement 3. Develop production technology in manufacturing flow to manufacture and integrate in to the best supply chain flow for the product/market combination G. Manufacturing Flow Management The manufacturing process produces and supplies products to the distribution channels based on past forecasts. The production process has to be flexible to respond to market changes and Mass Customization must absorb.
Yet, five years later Porsche recovered and became one of the most successful automobile company’s in the world with an annual profit of 1.939 billion €. This dramatic change is owed to the implementation of lean management and the Toyota production system. This paper will illustrate the causes for the crisis and how lean management was introduced to Porsche.1992 marked the year of the crash. Main Body Production processes were slow, redundant and inefficient, products lacked quality, organizational structures were complex and employees capabilities have not been used effectively. All of these led to the dramatic drop of sales in 1992.