Elimination of Wastes In Die Casting Industry By Lean Manufacturing: A Case Study

Abstract

As the competition in market is growing at a very fast pace, one can survive in today's industrial world by adopting the philosophy of Lean Manufacturing. In order to stay competitive, producing cheaper products at a faster rate Lean Manufacturing would help the industry. This paper represents a case study of Die casting industry. This case study is used to illustrate the steps in implementation of lean manufacturing providing actual and very positive results. The implementation plan is based on five major areas of wastes including Defects, Inventory, Excessive material movement, Delay due to waiting and Inappropriate processing in a die casting industry. The suggested implementation plan is being sub divided into three phases.