Lean culture implementation

市场和竞争正迫使制造企业对产品多样性做出更多反应，并提高成本效益。这一事实给管理团队增加了更多的限制，特别是在处理在批处理环境中运行的作业车间类型的生产系统并且需要频繁的机器设置时。 这项研究工作的目的是解决一家名为Rulmeca Ltd.的动态制造公司的具体要求，该公司专门生产电动皮带轮、传送带托辊和许多其他定制产品。具体要求包括概述一种解决方案方法，以帮助公司在最大限度地减少浪费和损失以及逐步形成精益制造文化方面保持/改进其业绩。全面生产性维护(TPM)被认为是最有前途的，因为它包含了一种全面的设备维护方法，努力实现完美的生产(不 没有故障，没有小的机器停机或运行缓慢，没有缺陷，没有事故)。 将对我们的行业合作伙伴Rulmeca有限公司的当前制造实践进行彻底的分析和评估，目的是实施一项TPM计划，该计划建立对设备的分担责任，并鼓励工厂车间工人更多地参与。在合适的环境中，这可以通过增加正常运行时间、减少周期时间和消除缺陷来非常有效地提高生产率。

Market and competition are forcing manufacturing companies to be more responsive to product variety and more cost-effective. This fact adds more constraints to management teams, and especially when dealing with job-shop type production system operating in batch environment and requiring frequent machine setups. The aim of this research work is to address a specific request from a dynamic manufacturing company, Rulmeca Ltd., specializing in motorized pulleys, conveyors idlers and many other custom-made products. The specific request consists in outlining a solution approach that would help the company in maintaining/improving its performance in terms of minimizing waste and losses and phasing in lean manufacturing culture. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) has been identified as the most promising as it consists of a holistic approach to equipment maintenance that strives to achieve perfect production (no breakdowns, no small machine stoppages or slow running, no defects, and no accidents). A thorough analysis and evaluation of the current manufacturing practices of our industry partner, Rulmeca Ltd., will be conducted with the aim of implementing a TPM program that creates a shared responsibility for equipment and encourages greater involvement by plant floor workers. In the right environment this can be very effective in improving productivity by increasing up time, reducing cycle times, and eliminating defects.