Advances in Smart Systems Research

Publisher Future Technology Publications
Vol. 5 No. 1 Workshop Papers from KES Conferences 2016
Journal ISSN 2050-8662
 
Article TitleLean Manufacturing Implementation in Small and Medium Industry
Primary AuthorNik Mohd Zuki Nik Mohamed, Senior Lecturer
Other Author(s) Nurul Husna Zakaria; Ahmad Nasser Mohd Rose; Mohd Fadzil Faisae Ab. Rashid
Pages 17 - 29
Article ID isrp16-004
Publication Date 10-Nov-16
Abstract

Lean manufacturing is an approach that aims to remove and reduce wastes in every aspect of production including the customer relations, supplier systems, product design, and plant management. The purpose of this study is to identify low productivity activities at an electronic company assembly line. An actual case study at an electronic company in Malaysia was conducted for this purpose. WITNESS simulation software was used in this study to identify the waste that existed in the production line. It was identified that Gauging Process of the assembly line had been addressed as the production line with the lowest productivity. The lean manufacturing concept employed has identified and rectified the problems related to low productivity in the assembly line based on Witness simulation results. The method used in the study has been acknowledged as a standard for future line set-up.

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Remarks Paper presented at the 20th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems (KES2016), York, UK, 5, 6 & 7 Sept 2016 Formatting and typesetting the responsibility of the authors.