期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2014
期号：TAPSA
页码：335
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：The plastic industry has gone through significant changes in the last decade. Competition has increaseddramatically. Customers focus on product quality, product delivery time and cost of product. Because of these, companyshould introduce a quality system to improve and increase both quality and productivity continuously. The objective ofthis paper is to increase the productivity and quality of work by implementing the TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)Pillars and lean concepts of Just-In-Time (JIT) and Kanban. In this paper, we have taken the case study of small scalemanufacturing unit. Implementation of the Kanban system resulted in reduction of inventory to minimum levels besidesincreasing flexibility of manufacturing. Successful implementation of the Kanban system furthermore reduces operationalcosts, consequently increases market competitiveness. In a JIT environment, materials are purchased and produced as andwhen it is needed. Research on Kanban, JIT and TPM generally investigates the implementation and impact of thesemanufacturing programs in isolation. However, many researchers believe and argue conceptually the value ofunderstanding the joint implementation and effect of manufacturing programs. This study investigates the practices of thethree programs simultaneously. We find that there is evidence supporting the compatibility of the practices and thatmanufacturing performance is associated with the level of implementation of both socially- and technically-orientedpractices of the three programs. After implementing TPM Pillars, JIT and Kanban in this industry, we have completed ourobjective by increasing productivity and Quality of product and also reduced the scrap losses of this industry. We havefound good improvements in the OEE value also.
