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Value Stream Evaluation and Simulation to Improve Material Flow and Productivity

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to improve the productivity of a carburetor production processes using lean manufacturing technique. The current system of the carburetor production process has been mapped using electronic Value Stream Mapping (eVSM) tool which is a lean manufacturing tool and the wastages in the current system are identified. Then future state was drawn by using eVSM tool which has an enhanced process ratio by decreasing maximum possible waste in the production process. The current and future state of the carburetor production has been created as model and simulated using Arena software. The simulation shows a significant decrease in Non-Value added time and production lead time, thereby indicating increase in productivity and better work flow in production processes.

Source: Applied Mechanics and Materials

DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.612.89

Authors: B. Vijaya Ramnath, Vishal Chandrasekhar, C. Elanchezhian, L. Bruce Selva Vinoth, K. Venkatraman

Institutions: Sri Sairam Engineering College, Vels University

Language: English

Topic: Quality and Supply Management

Subfield: Management Information Systems

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2031162940

FWCI: 0.645

Cites: 13

Cited by: 8

Related to: 10