Study on Tobacco Leave Lean Production Management System

In recent years, tobacco lean production infrastructure is almost full-fledged through development, and professional service scope expands accordingly. Hence, the developing emphasis has transformed from hardware facilities improvement to software updating of lean management and precise work. With related documents released by China Tobacco and Guizhou Tobacco, the achievement of comprehen- sive lean management probably becomes one of the key goals for the future devel- opment of tobacco business. The construction goal of tobacco leaves lean produc- tion management system is to internalize technology, information, human resources, material and other production elements into value stream of flue-cured tobacco pro- duction, and strict control value stream of input costs and output benefits, and then create management profit, promote enterprise, core competitiveness. The lean pro- duction management is both extension and expansion of modern tobacco agriculture, closely related to agricultural standardization and GAP management, which is based on professional service training and production machinery upgrading, with team management and station working as carriers, and information feedback, key quality monitoring and benefit evaluation as assessment references.

The Practical Application of Lean Management Model to the Production and Operation of China＇s Small and Medium- sized Apparel Enterprises

In this paper, the prospect and advantages of applying prospect and advantages to the production and operation of China＇ s small and medimn-sized apparel enterprises, the main waste parts in the apparel production and operation process are systematically analyzed, an efficient production, management, and operation model meeting the characteristics of the small and medium-sized apparel enterprises is explored according to the solutions in lean management, and also the technical transformation in the key positions is fully implemented, so that the production efficiency of the sewing workshop is improved, the bottlenecks of the backward production management way to restrict the development of enterprises are broken, the vitality of the enterprises is restored, and also significant economic and social benefits are achieved.

A Roadmap to Lean Production Implementation for Small Scale Nigerian Wire and Cable Companies

The increasing customers＇ demands in terms of speed of service and reduced cost at higher quality has generated a new platform on which manufacturing companies compete. This heightened challenge is virtually driving all manufacturing companies to introducing lean manufacturing principles into their production systems. This paper focuses on the analysis of the current state mapping of a case study and then proposes a future state mapping to the company. The extruder 60 production line of Denki wires and cables limited, Akure, Nigeria was carefully evaluated. Data were collected from actual operators on the shop floor and feedbacks from the customers at the Gemba. Denki＇s extruder 60 production line production lead time was massively reduced from 38.42 days to 5.16 days with a 12.86% waste reduction. At the end, a practical way of implementing this aspect of lean manufacturing was suggested.

MONITORING CARBON EMISSIONS IN PRECAST CONCRETE INSTALLATION THROUGH LEAN PRODUCTION–A CASE STUDY IN SINGAPORE

The lean philosophy focuses on eliminating waste and maximizing productivity through the pull system,employee involvement,continuous improvement,etc.Much has been discussed about the waste elimination and productivity improvement that can be achieved by applying the lean concept.However,as the consideration of the environment is becoming an increasingly important part of the construction culture,there is a need to investigate the applicability of the lean concept to achieve environmental sustainability,which is often used interchangeably with the term“green”.This research therefore aims to investigate the contribution of the lean concept to achieve low-carbon installation in precast concrete construction sites through a case study in Singapore.The life cycle assessment(LCA)results show that the lean concept can be adopted to reduce carbon emissions in terms of eliminating waste and inappropriate erection arrangements.In the installation cycle of a specific type of precast concrete column,an amount of 20.9kg carbon emissions(71.0%)is caused by wastes and inappropriate erection arrangements and can be reduced by applying lean principles through a detailed simulation.Many lean management practices in site layout,delivery,stock and erection management are identified in this paper.Based on the results,contractors can start to apply lean principles to improve the installation cycle and eventually achieve low-carbon installation.

Lean Product Development Process with Design Verification Stages in the Value Stream of Automotive Industry

In the automotive industry, lean projects and innovation creation come to life by being updated under the control of systematic interdisciplinary process flows. The lean product development process that changes the shell, defined under the light of the variables created by the competitive conditions, is today measured by the value flow efficiency and the global market spread of the final product. Consequently, the lean product development approach, which aims to identify and purify all the wastes that do none value or create value to the system or cause burdens in the new product development process, is shaped by step-by-step approvals in the flow. In the main automotive industry company practices within the scope of the research (3 national, 3 international), the beginning of the concept of lean in design is to define and optimize the steps in the product development process under the value stream map. Therefore, the product function for which the customer has paid for, the function of the new product or the physical structure used to meet the needs in question, the comfort, life, experience, innovations of the scope that constitute the new product concept are planned and verified and implemented in the simplified automotive design stages at the beginning of the lean product development process. In this research, initial automotive design objectives and stages are at the focal point of the innovation and added value creation brought by the concept of “lean” approach. The research is modelled on the determination of steps that do not create added value together with the points where the flow circuits’ or stems, the process is devalued, the interdisciplinary holistic studies intensify, the information and delay begin and end in the sequential and simultaneous design validation step transition stages, which are examined under the lean approach. As a visual and virtual tool that enables the elaboration of nominal values such as the total duration of the design verification stages and the influence of interdisciplinary stakeholders or the test level of the product design with the new product added, it reveals the value flow or losses. Hence research;from innovation creation and new product design steps, which constitute the initial stages of the lean product development process, to design verification analysis, the efficiency of the automotive company processes within the scope of the research has been measured by comparing using lean automotive design techniques, methods and concepts.

Exploiting Virtual Elasticity of Production Systems for Respecting OTD-Part 1: Post-Optimality Conditions for Ergodic Order Arrivals in Fixed Capacity Regimes

Respecting the on-time-delivery (OTD) for manufacturing orders is mandatory. This depends, however, on the probability distribution of incoming order rate. The case of non-equal distribution, such as aggregated arrivals, may compromise the observance of on-time supplies for some orders. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the conditions of post-optimality for stochastic order rate governed production systems in order to observe OTD. Instead of a heuristic or a simulative exploration, a Cartesian-based approach is applied to developing the necessary and sufficient mathematical condition to solve the problem statement. The research result demonstrates that increasing speed of throughput reveals a latent capacity, which allows arrival orders above capacity limits to be backlog-buffered and rescheduled for OTD, exploiting the virtual manufacturing elasticity inherent to all production systems to increase OTD reliability of non JIT-based production systems.

Cell Layout Application in Product Recovery： A Lean Proposal to Increase Efficiency in Remanufacturing

The growing demand of organizations for alternative technologies to reduce environmental damage and meet new legislative issues brought greater focus to the activities of product recovery. One way to recover and revalue a product is by remanufacturing, which is defined as the process of recovering a product to its original specifications, promoting the reuse of materials and improving its quality and functionality. However, the context of the remanufacturing industry faces difficulties and is considered unstable and inefficient if compared to manufacturing. In this sense, this paper aims to propose a cell layout based on lean concepts and adapted to the context of remanufacturing, aiming to minimize waste, reduce variability and thereby increase efficiency. The cell layout proposal was based on a literature review and researchers＇ practical experience in the area. This layout can provide the flexibility to handle the variations inherent in the context of remanufacturing, boosting product recovery and related environmental issues.

Evaluation of Lean Product Development Stages of Autonomous Vehicle Technologies with AHP Method

The potential innovation and emerging workforce created by autonomous vehicle technologies, which have just entered the lean product development disciplines, play an important role in the development or change of the automotive manufacturing industry. Therefore, the intensity of work and the innovation practices brought by the technologies in question at each step of very different and interdisciplinary studies deeply affect the new and lean product development steps. Comparatively measuring the operating weight of new autonomous vehicle technologies in different company structures in these lean product development steps has important consequences for the development and change of the automotive industry under heavy global competition. On the other hand, it is difficult to measure the innovation input or the use of new autonomous technology under the AHP mathematical model of each part that constitutes the whole of the lean product development process, but it also creates the future predictions of the sector. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), which is one of the multi-purpose decision-making methods, was used to determine the most intense value creation, the design and development phase where there is innovation input, or the lean product development discipline throughout the whole process. The AHP method was preferred for the comparative analysis and synthesis of different applications or similar approaches in the automotive manufacturing industry companies (global and local) and lean product development processes in the field study of the research, under qualitative data. Under the AHP mathematical model created in the research, it was aimed to measure interdisciplinary clusters with a focus on new technology and to identify similarities or differences under alternative applications created by different company structures and to compare them systematically and evaluate them mathematically. In the study, the AHP mathematical model was used to compare lean product development processes and the use of new autonomous vehicle technologies, and the Expert Choice program was preferred in the application of the method.

The Scenario of Lean Product Development in Brazilian Auto-industry

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of lean product development （LPD） in the Brazilian automotive sector. A mailed-questionnaire survey was used to examine 23 questions about LPD principles and practices. The target population for the study was Brazil＇s largest product development and design companies. The study identified that although the automobile sector is seen as a reference in the adoption of lean practices, there is still potential for improvement by establishing partnership relations with suppliers, and with those on the other points of the chain by identifying what provides value to clients. Set-based concurrent engineering is also a practice that needs to be better developed, as well as the value stream mapping tool to identify waste and activities that add value to the product development process. There has been no previous study of this nature in Brazil that characterizes the sector and highlights its importance in relation to the global scene, providing incentives to international investors. The value of the work is in the results that allow diagnosing the lean development practices that are most used in the automotive sector. Moreover, the survey questions can be applied in other economic sectors and at companies of other sizes. The study contributed to providing a systematic view of the product development process from the perspective of people, processes, and technology, and assists companies and academics manage change.

Analysis of Waste in the Production of Concrete Blocks---A Case Study in the Goias Industry

An ever more demanding consumer market and the need for companies to be more competitive have led organizations to try to eliminate waste. This research is a case study which presents a proposal for intervention in order to improve performance of a pre-cast concrete block factory in outer Goihnia. As a first step, waste in the production process was identified through analysis of data on time involved in each step of the process. Then, applying the concepts of lean production, a list of activities was drawn up with a view to eliminating non-value-added work, identifying waste, decreasing cycle time, streamlining the production process and increasing the flexibility and transparency of the process. From the results, it was possible to identify the sources of waste and provide management with information for strategic decisions about production. Finally, various suggestions were made with a view to eliminating or mitigating bottlenecks in the production process.

Autonomous Vehicle Design in Lean Product Development Processes for Value Stream Map

The global automotive industry is giving a difficult and common test in order to create advanced life models in the near future plans or scenarios that include current autonomous vehicle technologies. Therefore, the main purpose of the research is to comparatively evaluate the impact of autonomous vehicle technologies, which are newly included in the automotive manufacturing industry under sustainable competition, on lean product development processes, value acquisition and preservation, in different organizational structures in the approach. Although mergers or brand acquisitions in the global automotive industry create joint R & D (Research Development) or joint new P & D (Product Development) process structures for the development of autonomous vehicle technologies, heavy competition continues in the market. These new processes create different needs for the merger and partnership of the renewed traffic infrastructures under national and international regulations, and for the implementation of the new autonomous life model. Firm and brand marriages, mergers or acquisitions in today’s automotive industry have ensured the high diffusion of lean product development processes under the stream of value creation or preservation carried out specific to the company under competition. Brand mergers in automotive industry companies struggling to survive under high competition create new work disciplines, professions, and engineering flow steps in lean product development processes. However, lean product development processes driven by technological innovation under simplification have resulted in the integration of parts and systems within the autonomous vehicle design structure, as well as creating new interdisciplinary value streams or different stakeholders. Therefore, the research revealed the significant effects of lean product development processes on the value stream in the automotive industry, on the mixed and lean product development process structure formed by new or existing vehicle systems (conventional vehicle) under the penetration of each existing and new discipline. This research compares the efficient operation steps of the process stakeholders in the autonomous vehicle design parts or systems containing innovation and new technology together with the value stream in the lean product development process, and the new process stakeholder’s business-oriented global and local automotive industry companies. New autonomous vehicle technologies, together with their unique software, hardware and development analysis, have been involved in the lean product development process with their interdisciplinary studies or expertise. Therefore, the study firstly focused on the technologies in environmental use together with the new basic features of autonomous vehicles, and then examined in depth the new or existing disciplines and interdisciplinary basic structure that these innovations affect under the value stream in the lean product development process. In addition, micro-level results and recommendations were shared, shedding light on how autonomous vehicle levels will create changes in the new product development process.

Overview of the Theoretical Exploration and Application of Lean Six Sigma

In contemporary contexts,Lean Six Sigma(LSS)is extensively utilized and has evolved across various sectors due to its substantial benefits.This paper aims to explore the definition,origin,and development of LSS,as well as its key tools,methods,theoretical research,and future prospects.Furthermore,it analyzes the theoretical foundations and practical applications of LSS in-depth,with an emphasis on anticipating future development trends.The goal is to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of LSS and offer insights for enterprises seeking to implement LSS for process improvement and innovation.

基于LP模式的车间内吊车调度系统研究

解决机加车间吊车响应工作地请求排队问题能显著提高整个系统的生产效率.结合精益生产理念,对系统进行了概括和抽象,建立了基于排队理论的仿真模型,提出了一种基于预测的初始请求到达间隔控制方法.通过仿真算例,得出目标变量随加工时间、吊车服务时间、各工作地服务请求初始到达时刻变化而变化的规律.研究了吊车服务时间和各工作地工作时间这两种主要随机变量对目标变量的影响.提出了已知描述变量——工作时间、服务时间和请求到达时间的较优组合方案.研究表明,该方案能降低最长等待时间和总等待时间,有效控制排队长度,提高系统的生产效率.

LP与MRPⅡ的实施

在分析精益生产(LP)与制造资源计划(MRPⅡ)的管理思想体系基础上,分析了在企业中并行实施精益生产与MRPⅡ的需求,并提出了基于精益生产的MRPⅡ的实施策略。

集成AM、LP和MC策略的LAM供应链设计研究

供应链的集成研究对于提高供应链竞争力有非常大的意义,精益生产,敏捷制造,大规模定制造做为目前最先进的生产模式,他们单独与供应链集成各有优点和劣势,通过他们对比分析,提出了集成精益,敏捷和大规模定制3种策略的LAM供应链,并详细分析了LAM供应链集成方式,结构模型和实现途径。

基于SLP的设施布局与物流系统优化原理及实验方案研究

遵循精益生产的基本原理,运用设施布局方法探索物流系统优化机理,并通过作业分析把握物流设施布局的基本约束;根据实验教学的背景与要求,通过生物流现状描述及价值流分析,探寻设施布局及生产系统改善的基本途径,认识企业生产物流系统中的问题,并对生产过程重点环节进行分析改进;最后是实验方案设计。希望通过实验教学,加深对物流系统优化的理解,增强物流系统优化的动手能力和创新能力。

基于LPS的精益建造项目计划管理和控制

阐述了精益建造的一个重要工具——最后计划者体系(LPS)的理论基础,分析了传统项目计划管理和控制的缺陷,探讨了改进的方法,并结合案例分析了LPS在工程项目计划管理和控制方面的优势。实证表明LPS的运用使得项目的工作流更加稳定,通过滚动性的前瞻性计划、周生产计划等的实施、PPC值的检验、滞后原因分析及反馈机制,大大提升了项目的生产效率及稳定性,达到了预期效果。

Supply-based optimal scheduling of oil product pipelines

Oil product pipelines have features such as transporting multiple materials, ever-changing operating conditions, and synchronism between the oil input plan and the oil offloading plan. In this paper, an optimal model was established for a single-source multi-distribution oil pro- duct pipeline, and scheduling plans were made based on supply. In the model, time node constraints, oil offloading plan constraints, and migration of batch constraints were taken into consideration. The minimum deviation between the demanded oil volumes and the actual offloading volumes was chosen as the objective function, and a linear programming model was established on the basis of known time nodes＇ sequence. The ant colony optimization algo- rithm and simplex method were used to solve the model. The model was applied to a real pipeline and it performed well.

Combining Lean Concepts &Tools with the DMAIC Framework to Improve Processes and Reduce Waste

Six Sigma DMAIC methodology has been applied to systematically apply lean manufacturing concepts and tools in order to improve productivity in a local company specialized in the manufacturing of safety and fire resistance metal doors, windows, and frames. In-depth analysis of the plant processes unfolded different critical processes, specifically foam injection process and sheet metal cutting process. Throughout the different project phases, various improvements had been implemented to reduce production cycle time from 216 min to 161 min;non-value added activities in the different processes were identified and eliminated. Plant layout and machine reconfiguration reduced backtracking and unutilized space. Percentage of defective doors (needing rework) dropped from 100% to only 15%. The successful implementation of this project is largely due to top management active involvement and participation of workers and operators in all stages of the project. Finally, new policies and mentoring programs are introduced to maintain improvements.

浅谈Lean Construction在工程质量管理中应用

我国建设工程的质量问题诸多,仅仅依靠传统的质量管理方法,很难从根本上改善工程的质量。因此,从其它行业引进新的方法是解决问题的一个新的思路。文章对工程质量管理的现状和问题进行了分析。从精益建设(Lean Construction)的产生、原则、定义、理论体系的角度研究了这一新的管理理念,以及如何将精益建设的方法运用到工程质量的控制当中。