NOLEGEIN Journal of Operations Research & Management Open Access

Kaizen and 5S: Productivity Improvement Tools for Automotive Assembly Line

  1. Ashish Dahiya
  2. Sunil Kadyan
  3. Rakesh Giri

Abstract

Manufacturing ventures believe in the methodology which is taken on by the producers to work on their presentation in such aprofoundly serious climate. Supporting the business execution and further developing it in constant mode is one more matter ofworry for the business managers. The reliable improvement of assembling yields is basic for producers. The creation frameworkexpected to give serious needs is chosen. Organizations perceive lean practices to be a helpful procedure for coming to moreproficient execution in manufacturing processes. In the approach to choosing production strategies, lean manufacturing is anextensively acknowledged strategy to further develop business execution in such a cutthroat and unpredictable climate all through theworld. The essential standard behind the progress of lean assembling is how manufacturing waste is recognized and removed fromthe framework. This study focuses on how handling waste in the production cycle of the Head Lamp Leveling Switch manufacturingsystem can be limited through the reception of lean assembling instruments. As a way of getting higher productivity by using thekaizen tool cycle time for the process, PCB soldering has been reduced from 49 sec to 35 sec in the HLLS assembly line.

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