Reduction in Lead Time of Automated Gas Fired Kit Fitting Box Using QC Tools and Strategies.

9 pages•Published: August 5, 2017

Abhishek Rana, Dhaval Vithani, R. S. Barot and Amar Patel

Abstract

Recently in a competitive manufacturing sector, lead time is the most important factor in order to compete in the market. This leads every manufacturer to decrease production time and increase quality of the product. Due to improper work cycle delay of a product occurs. The major changes required are operation sequence, flow of material in the workshop, work cycle, etc. In this paper, the authors have delved into the causes of excessive lead time and suggest practical inexpensive strategies for reducing it. Recommendations are based on detailed study of manufacturing facility and processes for a time period of 6 months in the industry. After describing the relationship between lead time, material flow time and variance and reviewing potential methods for reducing lead time by reducing mean flow time of material and operation time of an automated gas fired kit fitting box (hereafter termed as “box”). The aim of this paper is also to demonstrate the use of QC tools and Kaizen in the industry as to tool for improvement in manufacturing sector especially in small to medium scale industries.

Keyphrases: 5s., kaizen., lead time reduction., material flow time., workplace management.

In: Ajitkumar Shukla, J. M. Patel, P. D. Solanki, K. B. Judal, R. K. Shukla, R. A. Thakkar, N. P. Gajjar, N. J. Kothari, Sukanta Saha, S. K. Joshi, Sanjay R. Joshi, Pranav Darji, Sanjay Dambhare, Bhupendra R. Parekh, P. M. George, Amit M. Trivedi, T. D. Pawar, Mehul B. Shah, Vinay J. Patel, Mehfuza S. Holia, Rashesh P. Mehta, Jagdish M. Rathod, Bhargav C. Goradiya and Dharita K. Patel (editors). ICRISET2017. International Conference on Research and Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology. Selected Papers in Engineering, vol 1, pages 66-74.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/7B6S
	https://doi.org/10.29007/h84w

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{ICRISET2017:Reduction_Lead_Time_Automated,
  author    = {Abhishek Rana and Dhaval Vithani and R. S. Barot and Amar Patel},
  title     = {Reduction in Lead Time of Automated Gas Fired Kit Fitting Box Using QC Tools and Strategies.},
  booktitle = {ICRISET2017. International Conference on Research and Innovations in  Science, Engineering and Technology. Selected Papers in Engineering},
  editor    = {Ajitkumar Shukla and J. M. Patel and P. D. Solanki and K. B. Judal and R. K. Shukla and R. A. Thakkar and N. P. Gajjar and N. J. Kothari and Sukanta Saha and S. K. Joshi and Sanjay R. Joshi and Pranav Darji and Sanjay Dambhare and Bhupendra R. Parekh and P. M. George and Amit M. Trivedi and T. D. Pawar and Mehul B. Shah and Vinay J. Patel and Mehfuza S. Holia and Rashesh P. Mehta and Jagdish M. Rathod and Bhargav C. Goradiya and Dharita K. Patel},
  series    = {Kalpa Publications in Engineering},
  volume    = {1},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2515-1770},
  url       = {/publications/paper/7B6S},
  doi       = {10.29007/h84w},
  pages     = {66-74},
  year      = {2017}}

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