Lean - A Philosophy Highlighting the Value Added Through Self Improvement and Waste Reduction, Concepts Presented from the Experience of the Romanian Automotive Industry
Keywords:
Lean evaluation, flexible production philosophy, reaction time
Abstract
The definition of Lean n is: eliminating all sources of error, time and effort that are not necessary starting with the raw materials and up to the final product, from order to delivery and from design to launch. TRW is a Romanian company from the automotive domain, having experience in using new concepts based on the lean manufacturing philosophy.
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[3]. Nancy R., Tague’s The Quality Toolbox, Second Edition, ASQ Quality Press, p. 247-249, 2005.
[4]. Womack J. P., Jones D. T., Roos D., The Machine That Changed The World: How Lean Production Revolutionized the Global Car Wars, S. &. Schuster, London, 1990.
[5]. ***, Lean manufacturing – Methods for cost reduction, Pilot Project TRW Automotive.
[6]. ***, http://www.lean.ro.
[7]. Art Smalley, Creating Level Pull: A Lean Production System Improvement Guide For Production Control, Operations, And Engineering Professionals.
[8]. Matt Barney, Tom McCarty, The New Six SIGMA: A Leader's Guide to Achieving Rapid Business Improvement, Prentice Hall PTR, 2003.
[9]. Kai Yang, Basem S. El-Haik, Design for Six Sigma, McGrawHill Professional, 2003.
[10]. Brown Jim, Leveraging the Digital Factory, Executive Summary: Industrial Management, vol. 51, 2009.
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[12]. ***, Definition of DMADV, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Lean Sigma Institute, www.leansigmainstitute.com.
[13]. Brue G., Launsby R., Design for Six Sigma, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
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[20]. Moore S., Gibbons A., Is lean manufacturing universally relevant? An investigative methodology, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 17 (9), p. 899-911, 1997.
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2017-03-15
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AMBRUS O. Lean - A Philosophy Highlighting the Value Added Through Self Improvement and Waste Reduction, Concepts Presented from the Experience of the Romanian Automotive Industry. The Annals of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati. Fascicle IX, Metallurgy and Materials Science [Internet]. 15Mar.2017 [cited 7May2024];40(1):10-7. Available from: https://www.gup.ugal.ro/ugaljournals/index.php/mms/article/view/1208
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