Labour Productivity Improvement in an Automobile Component Manufacturer Machine Shop using Lean Tools
A. Pradeep1, A. Manimaran2, P. Arunkumar3, K. Balaji4
1A.Pradeep, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarjan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai., India.
2A. Manimaran, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarjan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai., India.
3P.Arun Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarjan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai., India.
4K.Balaji, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarjan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai., India.
Manuscript received on 25 August 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 05 September 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 September 2019. | PP: 2915-2920 | Volume-8 Issue-11, September 2019. | Retrieval Number: K22050981119/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.K2205.0981119
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Abstract: Productivity Improvement has become an important goal for today’s automotive industry, as the customer demand is increasing every day. Organisation takes this as an opportunity to improve the business potential. Implementation of lean manufacturing tool results in productivity improvement and cost reduction in several companies. There is a strong correlation between productivity and labour productivity. Labour productivity improvement has a direct impact on business growth. This article presents a case study on application of lean manufacturing tool “Eliminate Combine Rearrange Simplify (ECRS)” in the manufacturing industry. This work is carried out in a medium scale automotive parts manufacturing company where all kinds of machining operation is taken place and the output of the product is supplied to vehicle manufacturer. This case study is illustrating increase in labour productivity in an automobile component machining line by applying the ECRS technique. Vertical Machining centre, Combination of tool, man and machine concept is used for implementing ECRS technique in the machining line. After implementation there is significant increase in labour productivity and reduction in throughput time and saving of space on the shop floor.
Keywords: Eliminate Combine Rearrange Simplify (ECRS), Vertical Machining Centre, Throughput Time, Labour Productivity.
Scope of the Article: Component-Based Software Engineering