Manufacturing Technology Today

Harwinder Singh ¹, J. S. Khamba ²

Affiliations
1 Dept. of Mechanical and Production Engg., Guru Nanak Dev Engg. College, Gill Road, Gill Park, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN
2 Dept. of Mechanical Engg., University College of Engg., Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, IN

Abstract

With the liberalization and globalization of today's economy, a lot of pressure has come on the organizations in developing countries (DCs) especially in India to perform better in the coming days. This is because that company has improved their technological status by implementing advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) through joint ventures or licensing agreements. The purpose of this paper is to look into the issues for improving the utilization level of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) in Indian Manufacturing Industry. There is strong evidence that these barriers affect the manufacturing performance of advanced manufacturing technologies in manufacturing industry. The methodology used for this paper is a literature review of published work of different scholars.

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Harwinder Singh ¹, Neeraj Kumar Gupta ¹

Affiliations
1 Dept. of Mechanical and Production Engg., Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, IN

Abstract

Today's managers often try to apply sophisticated tools and technologies to deal with problems that can be solved with low-cost approach. As the saying "Work smarter, not harder". Kaizen is an important vehicle for employee creativity and independent initiative. Kaizen, first and foremost, builds the employees morale and self-respect. The concept of Kaizen is deeply ingrained in the minds of both managers and workers at Hero Cycle Limited (Cold Rolling Division). An attempt has been made to implement Kaizen practice in a process industry to increase the overall profit of the company. A steering committee was formed to monitor the overall Kaizen initiation and implementation. After implementation of Kaizen methodology; significant reduction in gauge variation quality defects has been achieved.

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Harwinder Singh ¹, Gazalpreet Singh Arneja ²

Affiliations
1 Dept of Mechanical and Production Engg, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Gill Road, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN
2 Dept of Mechanical Engg., Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Engg and Tech, Moga Road, Ferozepur, Punjab, IN

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This paper discusses the implementation process of Six Sigma in three Indian manufacturing industries. All the five steps i.e. define measure, analyze, improve, and control (DMAIC) were implemented successfully. Rejections were reduced to the extent of 3.4ppm from the past level of approx. 4000ppm. Productivity value based on ratio of total output to total input was calculated before and after the implementation of Six Sigma Methodology. The results show an upward trend in productivity values in all three manufacturing units.

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