Yash Sand
Dr. Girish Thakar
Abstract
The concept of lean manufacturing was developed to maximize resource utilization through the minimization of waste, later lean was formulated in response to the fluctuating and competitive business environment. For the successful implementation of lean principles, the organization has to focus on all aspects. The objective of this study was to increase the space utilization of the warehouse, improve the output and productivity of the plant, and redesign the production line for the sofa manufacturing unit. The methodology used to achieve the desired objective was the implementation of VSM, 5S, Cellular layout, and Kanban system. After the successful implementation, it has been found that the reduction in inventory cost was 40%, the reduction in production cost was 44%, the rise in productivity was 95%, the rise in output was 98% and the utilization of the warehouse was 76%.
Keywords- VSM, Kanban System, Productivity, Pull System.