ABSTRACT
Understand the concept of Lean manufacturing in the context of • industrial dynamics and the bullwhip effect Recognize that, facing the challenges of global climate and changes • in the economy, risk engineering and management is the primary target of today’s manufacturing businesses Know the three toolboxes and five stages for implementing Lean • manufacturing
Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production: less waste, less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product. Lean manufacturing is a generic process management philosophy derived mostly from the Toyota Production System (TPS) as well as other industrial best practices. Lean manufacturing is renowned for its focus on reduction of Toyota’s original “seven wastes” in order to improve overall customer satisfaction. According to TPS, waste in a process is any activity that does not result in moving the process closer to the final output or adding value to the final output. The seven wastes are:
1. Overproduction-Overproduction is to manufacture an item before it is actually required. Overproduction is highly costly to a manufacturing plant because it prohibits the smooth flow of materials and actually degrades quality and productivity.
