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Implementation of Lean Instruments in Ceramics Industries

Management Systems in Production Engineering

The article presents the results of the research on the level of implementation of Lean instruments in the ceramics industry. The research was carried out in ceramic factories in Poland and Germany. Based on the results obtained, the most commonly used Lean instruments in the ceramics industry were defined. The dependence of the use of Lean instruments on the size of the enterprise was also determined. It was established that the Lean activities undertaken in the ceramics industry are focused solely on the implementation of individual methods and tools, without a pre-defined goal. This approach in the ceramics industry is ineffective, but unfortunately it is most often used in the implementation of the Lean philosophy, especially in small ceramics enterprises.

The Use of Lean Tools in the Ceramic Industry

2013

Results of measurements connected with implementation of Lean tools are presented in this chapter. The object of the study was a functional ceramics manufacturing plant. The process of pot moulding was analysed, which is an important manufacturing stage from the point of view of generating added value. The effect of instruments and tools of the Lean management concept on the increase of effectiveness of functioning of a work-place.

Waste Reduction Strategy Using Lean Manufacturing Methods

Increasing the productivity of a company must be done continuously so that allows companies to compete and grow. Therefore, planning must be done well include the improvement and control activities that occur within the company so it can eliminate waste which reduces productivity. One method that can be used to eliminate waste is lean manufacturing. Lean is an ongoing effort to eliminate waste and increase the value added of products (goods and/or services) in order to provide value to customers. The goal of lean is to promote continuous customer value by improving the ratio between the value added to the waste (the waste-to-value ratio). Based on the lean perspective, all types of waste contained along the value stream that transforms inputs into outputs, must be removed to increase the value of products and further enhance customer value. Broadly speaking Lean Manufacturing consists of two stages, Current State Gap and Future State Design. Current State Gap phase is the stage of d...

Lean Waste & Lean Manufacturing Techniques

2017

Lean manufacturing began as the Toyota Production System in the Japanese auto industry of the 1970s and 1980s. The objective of this paper is to understand the concept of lean manufacturing, lean waste, its philosophy & various tools and techniques of lean manufacturing. This paper focus on causes and various solutions to eliminate lean waste.

Lean manufacturing – results of selected implementation projects

Journal of Intercultural Management, 2013

Lean Manufacturing is a structured program whose objective is to maximize the effectiveness of the company. It is based on the practices and methods of KAIZEN / LEAN applied by the world’s best companies. The experiences from the Author led us to the conclusion that the Lean Manufacturing is based , among others, on the following concepts: - Total Productive Maintenance TPM - Single Minute Exchange Die SMED The Lean Manufacturing focuses on the systematic pursuit and elimination of waste and losses. The losses identified are analyzed, evaluated in adequate manner to the attribute processes. The result of the analysis determines where and how to intervene. In the paper has been presented the bases of Lean Manufacturing. The results of the implementation of Lean Manufacturing in different companies have been described. The main issues of Lean Manufacturing implementation have been characterized.