Essays Tagged: "Lean manufacturing"

Lean manufacturing

Elements of a lean manufacturing programmeMuch has been written and published about lean manufacturing programmes. ... y would appear to have been made regarding the strategic and competitive framework within which the lean manufacturing concepts should operate. It is true to say however that a great number of works o ... length) the author provides a number of strategic theories, which offer some synergy and context to lean manufacturing systems.In Kenichi Ohmae's 1983 book, "The Mind of the Strategist" McGraw-Hill. O ...

(14 pages) 885 3 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

METHODOLOGY AND PROCEDURE: very good example of methodology chapter for Master Students

or the study.This study basically intends to identify the critical success factors of a sustainable lean manufacturing programme within the organisation, Dunlop Hiflex Ltd. Specifically, the study is ... anisation, Dunlop Hiflex Ltd. Specifically, the study is determined to know the current thinking on lean manufacturing and continuous improvement programmes; the lean manufacturing programmes that the ...

(6 pages) 749 1 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

DaimlerChrysler

in this high fixed-cost industry is not distributed equally around the globe. Also, the effect of "lean manufacturing" and heavy concentration was changing the structure of the auto industry - only t ...

(1 pages) 130 0 2.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Automotive Companies

Chicken Run - The Poultry supply chain

Question 1How might Wings and Legs combine a lean and agile approach in its supply chain?The lean and agile paradigms, while particularly differe ... upply chains. In the Wings and Legs case, cost is an important market winner and this is reduced by leanness. In the case of agility the key point is that Wings and Legs operate in an extremely volati ... xtremely volatile marketplace. Therefore the solution is to develop a hybrid supply chain.Combining Lean and AgileThe main concept used in regards to combining lean and agile is the decoupling point. ...

(4 pages) 231 2 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

What does "Leagility" mean in reference to supply chain design?

supply chain design to avoid or minimize inflexibility and overage in the supply chain by making it lean and agile. This will keep production cost down and allow the supply chain to be flexible enough ... e uncertainties and rapid changes on product demand. The term Leagility is based on two paradigms: "Lean" and "Agility" operations, not only by the combination of the two words, but also by the combin ...

(4 pages) 109 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Case Study: Honda in UK

ned. In Honda case, it organizes a production mechanism based on two philosophies: just in time and lean thinking. The purpose of just in time is to make sure that every part will arrive as scheduled ... s to make sure that every part will arrive as scheduled for the assembler in UK. The application of lean thinking is to eliminate unnecessary waste between each step of the production flows. So non va ...

(3 pages) 56 1 1.0 Aug/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Automotive Companies

Just-in-time literature review

Literature ReviewsConceptual articlesHopp and Spearman (2004) studied the concepts behind pull and lean systems and came out with precise definitions for both systems. A detailed discussion of this p ... lling/empirical workShah and Ward (2003) provided strong support for the influence of plant size on lean implementation, whereas the influence of unionization and plant age is less pervasive. The resu ...

(10 pages) 257 0 4.3 Dec/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Strategic Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction

roughout the corporation in seven key areas of the business. The process improvement plan is called LEAN Manufacturing. The seven key areas that LEAN Manufacturing management philosophies are focused ... tion*Waiting Time*Over-production*Processing Itself*Defective Product (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_manufacturing)Riordan Manufacturing feels that their current working environment(i.e. employees ...

(8 pages) 1458 0 5.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Wipro Technologies

w software service delivery model that draws on the principles of the Toyota production system and "lean" manufacturing. Wipro is experimenting with a new software service delivery model that draws on ... w software service delivery model that draws on the principles of the Toyota production system and "lean" manufacturing. The case study addresses the advantages and disadvantages of software outsourci ...

(6 pages) 131 0 5.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Lean Thinking - origin and concept

LEAN THINKINGConcept and MeaningLean Thinking has its origins in the Toyota Production System since ... bly the first to use this term in their seminal piece of work "The machine that changed the world". Lean Thinking is a set of principles that redefines the way the organization thinks about waste, val ... ption in the porter's model that a company can adopt only one of these strategies in the long term. Lean Thinking runs contrary to this and shows the way to achieve cost leadership, enhanced customer ...

(6 pages) 152 0 3.0 May/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Lean enterprises

Over the past few years, companies across the globe have been finding ways to make their products leaner. A variety of companies have found success in implementing lean production techniques. This a ... s allows companies to develop, produce, and distribute products with less human effort and expense. Lean production should not be used to benefit just one company on the value chain, but allow breakth ...

(2 pages) 53 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Reorganizing the Woody Company -MGT 330-

vement and a continuous learning environment, enhancing quality improvement standards and embracing lean manufacturing as a means to improve overall profitability.Figure 1 (p. 8) is the proposed organ ... nications are a significant attribute to process improvement and come at a very low price.Implement Lean ManufacturingAnother key influence to improving overall quality and efficiency is the hiring of ...

(5 pages) 47 0 5.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

MANAGEMENT

nds placed in each department.Kuiper Leda changed to just in time inventory system to create a more lean production process. With the ever-increasing amount of orders coming into the company, the mana ... light the bottlenecks, and implement a streamlined production system. “Kuiper Leda changed to lean production because of the increasing demand for the company’s products” (Henson, 2007 ...

(10 pages) 362 1 4.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

Process Identification and Analysis Paper

plastic manufacturing business.Target processThe process improvement plan is focusing on one of the LEAN Manufacturing principles, perfect first-time quality through quest for zero defects, revealing ... rejected and recycled to the front end of the production line.Acceptable products are moved to the cleansing areas.Beverage containers enter the cleansing unit to be disinfected.Containers are package ...

(5 pages) 93 0 3.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Custom Fabricators SDLC

ors and storage solutions. For several years, Custom Fabricators Inc. has been doing business for Orleans Elevator in Bloomington. With Orleans Elevator being a long-term buyer, it has provided Custom ... able business for the company and its’ workers. However, due to adopted advanced technology, Orleans Elevator is thinking of outsourcing to other suppliers and outsourcing the whole subassemblies ...

(4 pages) 14 0 5.0 Jul/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Custom Fabricators Inc

ors and storage solutions. For several years, Custom Fabricators Inc. has been doing business for Orleans Elevator in Bloomington. With Orleans Elevator being a long-term buyer, it has provided Custom ... rofitable business for the company and its' workers. However, due to adopted advanced technology, Orleans Elevator is thinking of outsourcing to other suppliers and outsourcing the whole subassemblies ...

(4 pages) 9 0 0.0 Jun/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Elements of Lean Manufacturing Paper

Elements of Lean Manufacturing Elements of Lean ManufacturingUniversity of PhoenixISCOM472Richard Baginskiᦙ ... alue added items in the organization, which in turn saves the organization and the customers money. Lean manufacturing was developed by Sakichi Toyoda from the Toyota Production System. The Japanese m ... y to lower wastes and enhance productivity (WiseGeek, 2010). The purpose of this paper is to review lean manufacturing and how some of the core elements work for Energizer Holdings.Three Core Elements ...

(4 pages) 31 0 0.0 Jul/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Just In Time (JIT) Paper

Just in Time (JIT)University of PhoenixISCOM/472�There are many ways to become a successful lean organization. There are a number of processes that can be used in order to be considered lean. ... over in the East.ConclusionToyota has proved to be a successful leader in the JIT process, and the Lean process overall. They do not carry unnecessary inventory, therefore saving the company money an ...

(3 pages) 49 0 0.0 Jul/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Operational Management

ZCZB6533 HUMAN RESOUCE MANAGEMENTSUMMARY REPORTLEAN IN SERVICEINTRODUCTIONLean is a production practice that aims to minimise waste along entire va ... g entire value streams and create more value for customers. According to Jones and Mitchell (2006), lean is defined as a process optimisation methodology that focuses on improving the effectiveness an ... entire organization into a high quality, high performing product or service delivery system. As for lean service, it is simply the application of lean manufacturing into the service industry. Accordin ...

(9 pages) 0 0 0.0 May/2014

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Lean manufacturing

umber: 13803236Tutors: Vicky RichardsWord Count:Hand in date: 13th December 2013Introduction to the leanThe aim of lean manufacturing is to achieve substantial competitive advantages on the market. It ... st for all companies through around the world to become competitive. Companies at all sizes applied lean principles and do improvement in quality, productivity, customer service and profitability. Bha ...

(4 pages) 0 0 0.0 Jun/2014

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making