Lean Manufacturing: Reducing Throughput Time and Eliminating Waste

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Contents
Executive summary...............................................................................................................................3
Literature review...................................................................................................................................4
Research Questions...............................................................................................................................5
Project Aims..........................................................................................................................................6
Sub goals............................................................................................................................................6
Methodology.........................................................................................................................................7
Theoretical content...............................................................................................................................7
Experimental set up...............................................................................................................................8
The result outcome and relevance........................................................................................................9
The Operation Process Chart...........................................................................................................11
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................................13
Project Planning and Gannt Chart.......................................................................................................14
REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................15

Executive summary
The use of the lean manufacturing appears to be a task that is challenging to very many
companies. This can be attributed to the fact that a number of factors normally influence the
case and they are complex on their uninspired of its challenging nature, a number of rules
exist that can assist in the riding the time taken for the manufacturing process to take place
incise they are applied appropriately. This study therefore tries to explain the rules or the
principles while employing the conceptual framework. The frame assists in provision of
required steps to change them. The framework appears to be elaborate to the extent of
explaining to the industry operators on the mechanisms of reducing the throughput time. The
concepts that are put in place are basically general and this makes them helpful in a number
of the places or areas. In order for any of the companies to survive, the ability of the
customers demand to be met defines the ease to that success route. The reduction in the cycle
time can effectively help in the meeting of the customers demand. The project seeks to
address the methodology that is needed, the tools and above all the merits that are realised.
The duration that occurs between the release of the order by the customer normally to the
factory’s floor until the time the customer receives what was ordered for is basically called
they manufacturing throughput time [Vienažindienė 2013]. This can be reduced using the
lean management. The products received have to be the finished o nestle activities that lead to
the reduction of the e throughput time are normally accompanied by a number of merits to the
companies including improved quality of the product, the lower cost of the production and
the possible forecasting of the errors. The company or the industry becomes much flexible
when it comes to the response to the needs of the customers and other key players including
the suppliers to the company. The result of this initiative is the increased profitability and the
chances of the survival of the institution [Ford et al., 2013]. The favoured firms are those that

are usually under intense pressure as far as the release of the customised goods are concerned.
This lean manufacturing is also known as the lean production [Jabbour et al. 2013]. The
process is just showing much interest in the reduction of or even elimination of the waste in
the production line. This is achieved using the necessary tools. The main focus is to lower the
cost of production, the increased output that is realised within a very short time.
Literature review
Lean manufacturing or the lean production as it is commonly known refers to the technique
that is used in the industries to ensure that the produced goods are very much free from the
defects’ results from the companies that uses this technique has always been a positive one.
The formation of the team, the product selection and the conceptual formulation of the time
frame helps in the time reduction. The number of the aggressive individuals have used the
same concept and interestingly received the very similar results [Ruiz-de-Arbulo-Lopez,
Fortuny-Santos & Cuatrecasas-Arbós 2013]. The applications of these mechanisms have
greatly helped in the making of the structures.
The value stream mapping has been used in the industry by the individuals like Palvin
Shawat in the bearing industry. The work was reduced in the inventory and in the lead time.
This project shares very generously the procedures for the implementation of the value steam
mapping [Rahani & Al-Ashraf 2012]. The lean tool was used by a person called Santosh
Kumar in the taking of the time measurement while balancing the efficiency. The duration
that was being consumed in the building of the body of the truck greatly reduced. The
efficiency level also reduced seriously. This particular article supports the lean manufacturing
as the technique of the operation of the business that has consistently improved the
manufacturing process. According to the article of the Venkataraman, the use of the lean
technology is put in place in order to reduce the throughput time and effectively eliminate the
waste. The shaft assembly duration has been reduced using the value stream mapping process