Implementation of Lean Manufacturing System Enhances the Productivity of an Organisation at a Pump Manufacturing Unit in Coimbatore-A Case Study

• Published in: Journal of Applied Management - Jidnyasa Vol. 3; p. 148
• Main Authors: Sudhakar, B, D Anbu Geetha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pune Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies 01.01.2011
• Subjects: Competitive advantage; Customer satisfaction; Lean manufacturing; Productivity
• ISSN: 0976-0326

In today's competitive world paying attention to the customer and keeping customer in mind is an important beginning, but when all the companies do the same to produce what customer wants, then the competition to the area of production and the one who is better in quality, faster in delivery, cheaper and more agile wins Competitiveness is one of the main strategic goals for all the companies. To be more competitive, one of the ways is to meet the customers demand promptly, to respond to customer' faster. Lean management system can be implemented in industries that are highly assembly oriented or have a high amount of repetitive human process. These are typically industries for which productivity is highly influenced by the efficiency and attention to detail of the people who are working manually with tools or operating equipments. One such industry is the pump industry. This research paper will show the readers implementation of lean system in the company, resulted in increasing benefits in terms of customer satisfaction, product quality and reduction in lead time thereby improving the performance of the company. The scope of this study is focused on implementing lean manufacturing system for a pump industry. For this, a study has been carried at a pump manufacturing unit manufacturing various types of pump sets in Coimbatore. Various tools of lean manufacturing have been implemented in the selected unit and the results are discussed.