16-03-2012, 04:23 PM
lean manufacturing
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What is lean manufacturing?
Lean is a Team Based continuous improvement process designed for long term maximization of company resources.
Lean is an approach to achieving manufacturing excellence based upon the continued elimination of waste. Waste is defined as activities that do not add value to the product.
Lean Manufacturing utilizes techniques and principles that improve efficiencies of value added activities.
History
Many of the concepts in Lean Manufacturing originate from the Toyota Production System (TPS) and have been implemented gradually throughout Toyota’s operations beginning in the 1950's. By the 1980’s Toyota had increasingly become known for the effectiveness with which it had implemented Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing systems5. Today, Toyota is often considered one of the most efficient manufacturing companies in the world and the company that sets the standard for best practices in Lean Manufacturing. The term “Lean Manufacturing” or “Lean Production” first appeared in the 1990 book The Machine that Changed the World6.
Lean Manufacturing has increasingly been applied by leading manufacturing companies throughout the world, lead by the major automobile manufactures and their equipment suppliers. Lean Manufacturing is becoming an increasingly important topic for manufacturing companies in developed countries as they try to find ways to compete more effectively against competition from Asia.
Presentation1.pptx (Size: 264.37 KB / Downloads: 625)
What is lean manufacturing?
Lean is a Team Based continuous improvement process designed for long term maximization of company resources.
Lean is an approach to achieving manufacturing excellence based upon the continued elimination of waste. Waste is defined as activities that do not add value to the product.
Lean Manufacturing utilizes techniques and principles that improve efficiencies of value added activities.
History
Many of the concepts in Lean Manufacturing originate from the Toyota Production System (TPS) and have been implemented gradually throughout Toyota’s operations beginning in the 1950's. By the 1980’s Toyota had increasingly become known for the effectiveness with which it had implemented Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing systems5. Today, Toyota is often considered one of the most efficient manufacturing companies in the world and the company that sets the standard for best practices in Lean Manufacturing. The term “Lean Manufacturing” or “Lean Production” first appeared in the 1990 book The Machine that Changed the World6.
Lean Manufacturing has increasingly been applied by leading manufacturing companies throughout the world, lead by the major automobile manufactures and their equipment suppliers. Lean Manufacturing is becoming an increasingly important topic for manufacturing companies in developed countries as they try to find ways to compete more effectively against competition from Asia.