Abstract

Industrial organizations are in great pressure to reduce costs, improve quality, cut down on lead times and improve flexibility. Companies are thus turning their attention to implement lean. This has created urgency to apply new tools and techniques to reduce various wastes. This paper deals with comparative analysis of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and analytic network process (ANP) to select the best manufacturing process among traditional, lean and computer integrated manufacturing system. Six criteria such as quality, flexibility, productivity, innovation, morale and competitive advantage are considered for evaluation and also considering their sub criteria, the best manufacturing system is selected.

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