Waste identification in a pipe manufacturing industry through lean concept– A case study

Rahman, Md. Suman; Tahiduzzaman, Md.; Kundu, Rupom; Juwel, S. M. Nuruzzaman; Karim, Md. Rubayet

doi:10.22105/jarie.2018.150333.1057

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore - 7408, Bangladesh.

https://doi.org/10.22105/jarie.2018.150333.1057

Abstract

This study addresses the application of the lean manufacturing philosophy to the mass production sector with a focus on the plastic piping section of a selected plastic pipe manufacturing industry. In this study, the different weakness and waste of the piping section are measured by using the specific lean tools, such as Cause-effect diagram, Pareto analysis, Time Base Mapping, and 5S. The cause-effect analysis shows the various root causes of the waste time and rejection of the pipes. The Time Base Mapping measures the required time needed from the raw material to finish the product dispatch. The time has reduced approximately 17 hours by eliminating or reducing the non-value added work activities. The 5S analysis is done to focus on the effective workplace organization and standard work procedure. It also simplifies the work environment, reduces all possible waste and non-value added activity while improving quality, efficiency, and safety. In this study, we have found out the various types of waste (value-added activities and non-value added activities) exist in the piping section and the possible causes behind these activities that also have proposed some recommendation for the studied process industry in order to improve the performance of the piping section.

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Management and Entrepreneurship

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Journal of Applied Research on Industrial Engineering

Waste identification in a pipe manufacturing industry through lean concept– A case study

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Volume 5, Issue 4
December 2018
Pages 306-323

Waste identification in a pipe manufacturing industry through lean concept– A case study

References

References

Volume 5, Issue 4December 2018Pages 306-323

Volume 5, Issue 4
December 2018
Pages 306-323