Productivity Improvement through Kaizen Workshop - A Case Study

Dr. M Yogesh

Abstract: Owing to tight competition in global market industrial units are trying to reduce production cost retaining high quality of the products. Lean manufacturing is one of the possible techniques to serve the purpose. In lean manufacturing wastes are reduced and quality of the product is being increased. In this study, we focus on designing an efficient method of implementing lean tools in small and medium scale enterprises. The need of imparting lean awareness and its know how among the workers of the industrial unit is emphasized. After surveying the workers regarding lean awareness, lean tools at the first level are introduced. The expected improvements in performance of the sections are attained, with the help of well-organized workshops.

Keywords: DL productivity, Kaizen, Lean tools, Quality factor, SME, TEEP, SME