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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"lean tools"”.
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Improvement of service level through lean tools in a plastics manufacturing company
… proposed model based on the application of two lean tools: the 5S methodology and planned maintenance. The implementation of this model showed significant improvements: the incidence of lost products was reduced to zero, machine availability was increased by 15%, and the service level was raised …
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Root cause analysis of production defects in a foundry using lean tools
Lean manufacturing is one of the philosophies that many major businesses have been trying to adopt in order to remain competitive in an increasingly global market. This research project focuses on the implementation of lean principles, standardizing operations in the production line and thereby …
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Proposal for improving inventory replenishment through lean tools in a peruvian retail company
The purpose of this research work is to improve the replenishment of inventories in a retail company, due to is essential for any company to meet the demand for the product. This is why through the percentage of canceled orders in the retail company and by an Ishikawa diagram it was determined that …
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Optimization and standardization of the sales process in a service sector company through lean tools
… standardize it through a proposed model based on Lean tools. Furthermore, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) could adopt and adapt the application of Lean service tools to identify their most inefficient processes.
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Optimization of material flow by lean tools and RFID integration into a vendor-involved eKanban system
… problems and gaps in its process, and leverage lean manufacturing methodologies and RFID technology to optimize the material flow of an electronic Kanban (eKanban) system that involves third-party vendors. This thesis outlines a systematic problem-solving approach, starting with process …
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Lean Transformations in Supply Chain, the autocatalytic nature of lean principles, and tactics for implementing lean tools
Expanding Lean principles beyond the manufacturing floor, ultimately to entail a comprehensive Lean Enterprise, has gained increasing attention among corporations. This thesis entails a detailed case study of initiating a Lean Transformation in the Supply Chain department of a technology center for …
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A contingency-based decision support instrument for selecting lean production tools and techniques
… of decision support instrument for selecting lean tools and techniques based on the contingency factors to help Malaysian organizations to select the right lean tools and techniques based on their context. Most of the prior studies were found focusing on the selection lean tools but did not …
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Exploring lean implementation success factors in job shop, batch shop, and assembly line manufacturing settings
… challenges for those organizations undertaking a lean implementation. The levels of applicability of sixteen lean tools were examined in three different manufacturing settings: a job shop, a batch shop, and an assembly line. Specifically, this study explored the perceptions of managers familiar …
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Enterprise transformation & lean implementation in a globally dispersed organization
… Planning Organization (SPO) decided to begin its Lean journey. Through some analysis the decision was made to take a culture first approach and then follow with the use of Lean tools. The time had come to use Lean tools to help facilitate in the process of both driving business results and Lean …
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Exploratory study of lean construction : assessment of lean implementation
Since Lean Construction has been introduced as a new management approach to improve productivity in the construction industry, much research is in progress to develop lean concepts and principles for better implementation and to get results of the successful adaptation of lean ideas from …
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Lean Thinking For Lead-Time Reduction And Efficient Knowledge Creation In Product Development
… process and Product Development (PD) process, so lean tools have to be customized to deliver results in the later domain. The main focus of this dissertation is to extend them to manage and improve the PD process in order to develop the product faster while improving or at least maintaining the …
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SimLean: a reference framework for embedding simulation in lean projects
… improvement techniques constantly. Currently lean methodology is one of the most popular programs for process improvement. However, the static lean tools have caused problems in lean implementation. The main aim of the research work is to develop a reference framework about embedding …
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Development of a lean implementation strategy in a South African dependency of an international automotive supplier
Implementing a lean strategy within a South African plant has its own benefits and pitfalls. This case study takes place at Donaldson Filtration Systems, a high volume, low mix automotive parts supplier in South Africa. This case study is performed within the framework of action science, aiming to …
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Using mixed model research to evaluate the outcomes of a lean approach to the transformation of an orthopaedic radiology service
… of the study was to explore the proposition that lean is aneffective methodology for service improvement within a healthcare setting byevaluating the changes brought about by the application of lean tools to anorthopaedic radiology pathway in a large DGH. Delivery of this service waspoor with long …
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Lean service and its implications in the quality of the service of the aircraft industry companies: A systematic review of the literature
… the quality of airline service, including lean tools. The purpose of this research is to determine what research has been carried out on the quality of service and lean service in the commercial aviation sector based on a systematic review of the literature, in order that airlines can …
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Lean service model implementation in convenience stores: a case study in inventory and product quality management
… This research proposed a service model based on Lean Service tools, such as 5S, Kanban, Standardized Work, and Supplier Certification, to address these challenges and generate greater profitability. Implementation of the model showed an 85% reduction in non-conforming products and a 50% …
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A case study : creating momentum and self-sustaining change in product development through continuous improvement efforts
… System Product Development Engineering Group, lean initiatives have not been fully adopted. Though the lean tools are useful, the engineering group is looking for more effective deployment methods to implement lean. The conventional push approach is to have management communicate some strategic …
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Development and application of management tools within a high-mix, low-volume lean aerospace manufacturing environment
The design and implementation of a lean production system is a complex task requiring an intimate understanding of the fundamental lean principles. Much of the published lean literature is written at a high level of abstraction and contains very basic examples. When lean tools are applied blindly …
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Using lean enterprise principles to drive quality and on time delivery to customers : a study of the Honeywell Aerospace Engine Assembly and Test Center of Excellence
… time to customer request dates. In the spirit of Lean Enterprise, Honeywell must to deliver value to its customers by stepping back and analyzing the entire value stream. Enterprise-level optimization of supply chain, assembly, and test practices will lead to the greatest benefit to both internal …
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A mixed-methods investigation of evidence-based Lean Thinking practice to Kaizen academic processes for Private Higher Education Institutes in Singapore
… exploring, and proposing evidence-based Lean Thinking practice in the Course Planning and Delivery Process (CP&DP) in Singapore Private Higher Educations Institutes (SPHEIs). There is no such evidence about the current level of Lean Thinking practice in SPHEIs. Starting from the gap that …
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