Sudip Kr. Deb; Abhijit Chakraborty; Sitanath Mukhopadhay; Ranjan Bhattacharya

doi:10.24906/isc/2011/v25/i4/177375

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Authors

Sudip Kr. Deb
M.E. Dept., Assam Engineering College, Guwahati-13 ,IN
Abhijit Chakraborty
AIMMT, Barrackpore, Kolkata-120, West Bengal ,IN
Sitanath Mukhopadhay
SISI, kolkata-108 ,IN
Ranjan Bhattacharya
Production Engineering Dept., Jadavpur University, Kolkata-32 ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24906/isc/2011/v25/i4/177375

Keywords:

Quality, Kaizen, Muda, Lean, Productivity, Why-Why Analysis.

Abstract

This paper attempts to focus on effects of lean tools when applied in small enterprises particularly in manufacturing sector. In this competitive world, muda is to be reduced and the result there from is for better productivity and simultaneously cost-curtailment in production sphere of manufacturing. In this paper two tools of lean i.e., kaizen and why-why analysis have been applied over small manufacturing enterprise and its impact for the betterment of cost-effectiveness at the shop floor of various component production has been analyzed to ascertain the lean concept which can be applied in the small enterprises for its betterment & making it competitive in the global market.