Open AccessProductivity Improvement and Cost Reduction in Hydraulic Cylinders
Author(s) -
N Gayathri,
N. Karthick,
V K Shanmuganathan,
T R Adhithyan,
Madhan Kumar T,
J Gopalakrishnan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-524X
DOI - 10.14419/ijet.v7i3.34.19232
Subject(s) - productivity , kaizen , production (economics) , cost reduction , production cost , computer science , reduction (mathematics) , lean manufacturing , hydraulic cylinder , operations management , manufacturing engineering , industrial engineering , environmental science , business , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematics , economics , marketing , geometry , macroeconomics
This paper is aimed to analyze the current status and processes carried out in production of hydraulic cylinders and to optimize the manufacturing methods to increase the production volumes and to reduce the cost of hydraulic cylinders. KAIZEN 10 step methodology is the tool used for improvement. Required data was retrieved from reports, daily logs and job sheets. Then it was analyzed to find bottlenecks in production lines and start working on solutions to improve productivity. Thus fluctuating customer requirements can be met and industries can sustain with competitor entries.