Lean Manufacturing

What is lean manufacturing?

Lean manufacturing is a business practice aimed at waste elimination. A manufacturer that is 'lean' uses the minimum amount of manpower, materials, money, machines, space etc to get the job done on time.

As part of their C2C experience, students participate in a lean manufacturing workshop based on GM Holden's lean manufacturing principles, which are:

People Involvement

1.       Vision/Values                      

2.       Mission                      

3.       Health & Safety        

4.       Qualified People      

5.       Team Concept

6.       People Involvement

7.       Open Communication Process

8.       Shop Floor Management

Standardisation

9.      Workplace Organisation

10.    Management By Takt Time

11.    Standardised Work

12.    Visual Management

Built-In Quality

13.    Product Quality Standards           

14.    Manufacturing Process Validation

15.    In-Process Control & Verification

16.    Quality Feedback/Feedforward

17.    Quality System Management

Short Lead Time

18.   Simple Process Flow          

19.    Small Lot Packaging           

20.    Fixed Period Ordering System/Order Parts  

21.    Controlled External Trans.

22.    Scheduled Shipping/Receiving

23.    Temporary Material Storage

24.    Internal Pull/Delivery

25.    Level Vehicle Orders Schedules

26.    Supply Chain Management

Continuous Improvement

27.    Problem Solving      

28.    Business Plan Deployment

29.    Andon Concept        

30.    Lean Design of Facilities, Equipment, Tooling and Layout

31.    Early DFM/DFA

32.    Total Maintenance System

33.    Continuous Improvement