Conventional Manufacturing versus Lean Manufacturing – Principles of Lean Manufacturing – Basic elements of lean manufacturing – Introduction to LM Tools.
Set up time reduction – Definition, philosophies and reduction approaches. TQM – Principles and implementation. 5S Principles and implementation - Value stream mapping - Procedure and principles.
Set up time reduction – Definition, philosophies and reduction approaches. TQM – Principles and implementation. 5S Principles and implementation - Value stream mapping - Procedure and principles.
Six Sigma – Definition, statistical considerations, variability reduction, design of experiments – Six Sigma implementation
Various case studies of implementation of lean manufacturing at industries
Reference Book:
1. Mikell P. Groover (2002) ‗Automation, Production Systems and CIM. 2. Rother M. and Shook J, 1999 ‗Learning to See: Value Stream Mapping to Add Value and Eliminate Muda‘ , Lean Enterprise Institute, Brookline, MA.
Text Book:
1. Design and Analysis of Lean Production Systems, Ronald G. Askin & Jeffrey B. Goldberg, John Wiley & Sons, 2003
