Lean Manufacturing: The Need of the Hour for the Forging Industries

Abstract

Today’s scenario is the convert from its traditional batch methods to lean manufacturing. Maintaining standardized conditions and procedures is key to achieving a world-class work environment. Here, the primary objective is to eliminate waste on the shop floor. In this paper specially focused on lean manufacturing by finding defects in forging during process and reducing rejection rate. Ultimately increase the productivity of the plant. Productivity improvement is the key to improve the profit of company as well to generate better and better working conditions for the operations working at shop floor. Thus improvement in system leads to good results for company. Also focus on “zero defect” concept. It can boost profits and improve customer satisfaction by reducing defects.