Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Abstract

In recent global business environment, many manufacturing companies are attempting to implement lean manufacturing system. Malaysian manufacturing companies are no exception, and they consider lean manufacturing as an effective manufacturing strategy to survive in a highly competitive market. Given the lack of clear guidelines or step-by-step procedure in effectively implementing of lean manufacturing system among Malaysian manufacturing companies, this paper aims to present a case study of a manufacturing company pertaining to the automotive parts manufacturing company in Malaysia which has achieved significant improvement in productivity as a result of successful lean manufacturing implementation. The finding suggests that factors such as continuous management commitment, teamwork, and organization-wide involvement are crucial to lean success. The case study is expected to contribute important implications strategies for lean manufacturing system implementation in Malaysian manufacturing organization.

Keywords

Manufacturing Organization, Lean Manufacturing System, Productivity Improvement, Malaysian Automotive

Divisions

fac_eng

Publication Title

International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology

Volume

1

Issue

9

Publisher

ESRSA Publications

Additional Information

you can e-mail to me for the full text of my journal at ahmed@um.edu.my

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