How Lean Manufacturing System Has Improved the Production
HOW LEAN MANUFACTURING SYSTEM HAS IMPROVED THE PRODUCTION IN LOADSTAR PRIVATE LIMITED SRI LANKA.
S.G.LEWIS-Industrial Engineering Undergraduate( AIT, Thailand) ABSTRACT
The purpose of this research is to explain how a Sri Lankan tire company named Loadstar private limited implemented Lean manufacturing system and how they improved their production through Lean manufacturing principles. This also provides you with essence of Lean manufacturing system used to reach the ultimate goal of increasing productions of Loadstar private limited. We initiated our study by collecting data on production process and wastages in the factory and analyzing data and plotting necessary graphs. Through this we identified main and crucial factors such as lead time, machine downtime, material waste, defects and layouts etc. We focused on annual production & defects, machine down time, time study and factory layout to implement Lean manufacturing and avoided failure factors such as less financial capability for consultation, less leadership and management of core team members. After implementation of Lean principles the company showed apparent progress in annual productions, reduced wastages, less machine downtimes and efficient factory layouts. Results of our research were favoring the idea of Lean manufacturing being a highly productive and successful method. It concluded and proved that Lean manufacturing system is a reliable way of improving production process of similar sorts of factory lines such as Loadstar private limited in Sri Lanka.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Title Page Abstract 2 Table of Contents 3
1 Introduction 4 1.1 Background 4 1.2 Statement of Problem 5 1.3 Objective 6 1.4 Scope and Limitations 6 2
S.G.LEWIS-Industrial Engineering Undergraduate( AIT, Thailand) ABSTRACT
The purpose of this research is to explain how a Sri Lankan tire company named Loadstar private limited implemented Lean manufacturing system and how they improved their production through Lean manufacturing principles. This also provides you with essence of Lean manufacturing system used to reach the ultimate goal of increasing productions of Loadstar private limited. We initiated our study by collecting data on production process and wastages in the factory and analyzing data and plotting necessary graphs. Through this we identified main and crucial factors such as lead time, machine downtime, material waste, defects and layouts etc. We focused on annual production & defects, machine down time, time study and factory layout to implement Lean manufacturing and avoided failure factors such as less financial capability for consultation, less leadership and management of core team members. After implementation of Lean principles the company showed apparent progress in annual productions, reduced wastages, less machine downtimes and efficient factory layouts. Results of our research were favoring the idea of Lean manufacturing being a highly productive and successful method. It concluded and proved that Lean manufacturing system is a reliable way of improving production process of similar sorts of factory lines such as Loadstar private limited in Sri Lanka.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Title Page Abstract 2 Table of Contents 3
1 Introduction 4 1.1 Background 4 1.2 Statement of Problem 5 1.3 Objective 6 1.4 Scope and Limitations 6 2
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