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Effects of Lean Tools In Small Scale Enterprises


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1 Professor, M.E. Dept., Assam Engineering College, Guwahati-13
2 Lecturer, AIMMT, Barrackpore, Kolkata-120, West Bengal
3 Professor, Production Engineering Dept., Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032
     

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This paper attempts to focus on effects of the lean tools when applied in small enterprises particularly in manufacturing sector. In this competitive world, muda is to be reduced and the result therefrom is for better productivity and simultaneous cost-curtailment in production sphere of manufacturing. In this paper two tools of lean i.e., kaizen and why-why analysis have been applied over small manufacturing enterprise and its impact on the cost-effectiveness at the shop-floor of various component production has been analyzed to ascertain the lean concept which can be applied in the small enterprises for its betterment&making it competitive in the global market.

Keywords

Quality, Kaizen, Muda, Lean, Productivity, Why-why Analysis
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Authors

Sudip Kr. Deb
Professor, M.E. Dept., Assam Engineering College, Guwahati-13
Abhijit Chakraborty
Lecturer, AIMMT, Barrackpore, Kolkata-120, West Bengal
Ranjan Bhattacharya
Professor, Production Engineering Dept., Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032

Abstract


This paper attempts to focus on effects of the lean tools when applied in small enterprises particularly in manufacturing sector. In this competitive world, muda is to be reduced and the result therefrom is for better productivity and simultaneous cost-curtailment in production sphere of manufacturing. In this paper two tools of lean i.e., kaizen and why-why analysis have been applied over small manufacturing enterprise and its impact on the cost-effectiveness at the shop-floor of various component production has been analyzed to ascertain the lean concept which can be applied in the small enterprises for its betterment&making it competitive in the global market.

Keywords


Quality, Kaizen, Muda, Lean, Productivity, Why-why Analysis

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