Efficiency Improvement in The Electrical Accessories Production Line Using Lean Strategies

Abstract

This case study objective is to improve efficiency in electrical accessories production line using Lean tools particularly Single Minute Exchange of Die. Single Minute Exchange of Die denotes principles, methodologies employed to minimize equipment setup durations. Single Minute Exchange of die aims to achieve setup times of under ten minutes, specifically a single-digit number of minutes.   More internal setup and changeover time. Impacted stake holders in the organization due to the above challenges are Production, Logistics, Finance and Supply chain sectors. This case study focuses on reduction of the changeover time in manufacturing line to satisfy client needs on time.  Digital concepts have not touched upon through SMED. This can be adopted for the changeover reduction in the process followed in shopfloor. Through this case study, Lean implementation hourly rate improvement and capacity increased, industrial efficiency improved, change over time reduced, movement waste drastically reduced. All Customer orders were secured within short span of time. Setup time has been optimized to a greater extent in electrical accessories production line.