NareshkumarD. Chauhan
Dr. Pranav H. Darji
Dr. M. N. Qureshi
Dr. T.N. Desai
Abstract
Lean Manufacturing is a systematic methodology that identifies and eliminates all types of waste or non-value-added activities; not only in production or manufacturing operations, but in the service industry as well. The main purpose of this study is to identify the adoption of the lean manufacturing along with Critical Success Factors (CSF), Performance Indicators (PI) and barriers. This study helps to find the co-relation of each parameter in Lean Manufacturing (LM) practices. A survey is conducted within the automobile parts manufacturing industriesof Gujarat. The present study illustrates the reliability of the data obtained from the survey and analysis ofthe available data in terms of Critical Success Factors (CSF), Performance Indicators (PI) and barriers within industries. The selection of the strategies are done on the basis of the survey and reviews from the industries who have gained more than 15 % of benefits after implementation of Lean manufacturing. The best five strategies of Critical Success Factors (CSF), Performance Indicators (PI) and barriers have been selected for which Lean manufacturing offers waste reducing strategies likeelimination and identification of the waste and also enhancing their productivity and competitiveness.
Keywords- Lean manufacturing, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), Critical Success Factors (CSF), Performance Indicators (PI), barriers, automotive industries