Value stream map and kaizen concept implemented in a shaft manufacturing chain

  • Florin Buruiană “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Manufacturing Science and Engineering Department
  • Mihaela Banu “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Manufacturing Science and Engineering Department
  • Goncalves A.M. Coelho Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Alexandru Epureanu “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Manufacturing Science and Engineering Department
  • Alice Buruiană “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Manufacturing Science and Engineering Department
Keywords: Value Stream Map, Kaizen, shaft manufacturing

Abstract

Nowadays, the competitiveness between companies strongly requests continuous improvement techniques of the manufacturing cycles. Companies that apply and sustain the improvements have a competitive advantage over their position on the market. Japanese quality concepts like Toyota Quality System prove their efficiency by implementation in manufacturing companies leading to time-saving, no stocks production, optimum cost, high quality products. In this sense, Value Stream Map – VSM – represents one of the tools that detects the cause of failure and has the capacity to prevent the effect of this failure on the whole manufacturing chain. The paper presents the simulation of a Value Stream Map in a virtual small enterprise before and after implementing Kaizen method. The virtual enterprise manufactures shafts and after implementing Kaizen, VSM will highlight an important development of the technico-economical performances and of the benefits.

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Published
2009-11-08
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Buruiană F, Banu M, Coelho G, Epureanu A, Buruiană A. Value stream map and kaizen concept implemented in a shaft manufacturing chain. Annals of ”Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Fascicle V, Technologies in machine building [Internet]. 8Nov.2009 [cited 29Mar.2024];27:389-94. Available from: https://www.gup.ugal.ro/ugaljournals/index.php/tmb/article/view/2047
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