Managing lean manufacturing in material handling operations James C. Green‚ Jim Lee* and Theodore A. Kozman Engineering Management Program‚ Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ University of Louisiana at Lafayette‚ P.O. Box 44170‚ Room 244 CLR Hall‚ Lafayette‚ LA 70504-2250‚ USA (Received 17 July 2007; final version received 8 January 2009) The problem addressed by this research is to implement lean manufacturing in a material handling system of a petroleum drill bit manufacturing company. Lean manufacturing
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Lean Manufacturing Principles: A Comprehensive Framework for Improving Production Efficiency by Auston Marmaduke Kilpatrick B.S. Mechanical Engineering‚ University of California‚ Los Angeles B.A. Philosophy‚ University of California‚ Los Angeles Submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology February 1997 © Massachusetts Institute
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2010 This document is authorized for use only by Haiying Yang at university of Texas at Dallas. Please do not copy or redistribute. Contact permissions@dardenbusinesspublishing.com for questions or additional permissions. WAUSAU EQUIPMENT COMPANY: A LEAN JOURNEY (A) History and Business Background Ashford Elevator Company was founded in 1946 in a small midwestern town. Its first products were grain elevators‚ sold to local co-ops and farms. Started as a small shop with five workers‚ the company‚ which
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way in facing the competitiveness and problems faced. To overcome this‚ Lean manufacturing system was developed by Toyota and was called as Toyota production system. Lean manufacturing is mainly used to reduce all forms of waste in a system thus leading to a problem free atmosphere. Lean system helps the organization by eliminating wastes which could be in the form of excess production‚ unnecessary movement of materials‚
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Implementation of Lean System on Erbium Doped Fibre Amplifier Manufacturing Process to Reduce Production Time T. Maneechotea and P. Luangpaiboonb Industrial Statistics and Operational Research Unit (ISO-RU)‚ Department of Industrial Engineering‚ Faculty of Engineering‚ Thammasat University‚ 12120‚ THAILAND. (email: Thiti.Maneechote@gmail.com) b Industrial Statistics and Operational Research Unit (ISO-RU)‚ Department of Industrial Engineering‚ Faculty of Engineering‚ Thammasat University‚ 12120
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Lean Management in the Construction Field Everywhere you look‚ there are new construction projects being started and built. Construction is one of the top industries in the world‚ and with that‚ the construction industry is one of the largest contributors of waste and pollution. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2004)‚ “the U.S. building industry accounts for 39% of total energy use‚ 12% of total water consumption‚ 68% of total electricity consumption‚ and
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Lean Six Sigma philosophy has always been introduced as a methodology that can be implemented in all business areas. In this case‚ the work implements the methodology in the bottling line of the water Mai Dubai. The bottling production apparently runs good‚ but from the Lean Six Sigma view wastes are hidden that should be reduced. In the real processes there are wastes related with extra waiting times in the buffers‚ big raw water‚ overproduction‚ reprocessing and defects in bottles as a main problems
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0102-810 Week 1 Assignment 1.2 1. What perspectives of organizational effectiveness best describe the application of lean management practices? Describe how specific elements of that perspective relate to the interventions described in the case study. The case study in question shows many benefits of hospitals around the world adapting to lean management practices. Essentially they are looking to cut waste‚ and provide the most efficient care possible. The first perspective of organizational
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According to Griffins‚ Lean meats are a great source of protein for muscle growth. In his article he states: ‘’This should be a stable part of your diet if you want to gain muscle mass. Lean beef is loaded with all sorts of things conducive to muscle growth‚ including iron‚ zinc and B-vitamins. More importantly‚ it provides your body with high quality protein (not all proteins are equal)‚ and a high level of amino acid that works with insulin to promote muscle growth. For those who are trying
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Int. J. Production Economics 85 (2003) 183–198 The strategic integration of agile and lean supply R. Strattona‚*‚ R.D.H. Warburtonb a School of Engineering‚ Nottingham Trent University‚ Burton St.‚ Nottingham NG1 4BU‚ UK b Griffin Manufacturing‚ Fall River‚ MA‚ USA Abstract Lean supply is closely associated with enabling flow and the elimination of wasteful variation within the supply chain. However‚ lean operations depend on level scheduling and the growing need to accommodate variety and
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