Lean Manufacturing in Operations Management in Improving the Efficiency of Manufacturing Processes

Abstract:

In this paper, we discussed the application of Lean Production for the application efficiency of the use of workstations on an assembly line in a car plant. The main objective is to increase the efficiency of labor, which is one of the key indicators of the competitiveness of the company and is directly related to its cost of production and cost of the final product. In this context, we compared the efficiency analysis of individual workstations on the assembly line and then select those whose efficiency was the lowest. It was carried out detailed analysis of all operations and operations that are performed on these selected stations. On this basis, we identified unproductive time delays causing low efficiency. They represent an opportunity to improve the production process in the form of adjustments to labor standards and workplace. The result of this work was to increase efficiency while repealing specific job position, which has resulted in savings in production costs.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 945-949)
• Pages: 3117-3125
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.945-949.3117
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Jaroslav Jambor*
• Keywords: Analysis of Production Efficiency, Increasing Production Efficiency, Lean Production, Operations Management

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