Lean manufacturing implementation in ceramic industry: A case study

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This paper aims at proving that lean manufacturing can be successfully implemented in a semi-process industry, to reduce defects, waste, waiting time, processing time, inventory, and space. A case study was performed on a medium sized ceramic industry which resulted in waiting time reduction by 32%, processing time reduction by 1.02%, reduction in inventory by 36%, defects reduction (average) by 40.51%, reduction in manpower by 6.85% and cost saving of US $ 0.61 million in one financial year. It might represent new opportunities for lean practitioners/researchers who are interested in substantiating their lean endeavors in semi-process industries.

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Bhamu, J., Bhadu, J., & Sangwan, K. S. (2020). Lean manufacturing implementation in ceramic industry: A case study. In Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management (pp. 21–30). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44248-4_3

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