Lean Six Sigma Application in Engineering Industry

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Production Engineering & Mech. Design Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Menofia University, Egypt.

2 Dept. of prod. Eng. and Mech. Design; Faculty of Engineering; Menoufiya University; Egypt.

3 Dept.of.prod.Eng.and Mech. Design , Faculty of Engineering, Menofia University, Egypt.

Abstract

Globalization has had a huge impact on today's manufacturing sector. Manufacturers need to find new and innovative ways to increase efficiency and reduce manufacturing time wastage. Lean/six sigma tools can help companies increase production efficiency and maintain competition. Fertilization in smaller batches can keep production volumes customizable. This leads to frequent changes and crashes. Usually a change is required when one machine produces different products based on the requirements. A large-scale industry can either install several individual production lines to meet demand (usually expensive) or make frequent changes to machinery. Single Minute Exchange Die (SMED) is a system designed to reduce machine changeover time. This paper proposes a model for production scheduling in machine change and discusses its implementation in SMED stages. The paper further explains the feasibility and usefulness of the proposed model. This resulted in a benefit-cost ratio of 8.5 percent.

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ERJ. Engineering Research Journal
Volume 47, Issue 1
(issued on 1/1/2024 in 6 Parts: Part (1) Electrical Engineering, Part (2) Mechanical Engineering, Part (3): Production Engineering, Part (4): Civil Engineering, Part (5) Architectural Engineering, Part (6) Basic Engineering Sciences)
January 2024
Pages 43-52

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