Investigating the level of involvement of lean manufacturing tools in Hail Industrial City

Abstract

Lean Manufacturing is a strategy of eliminating waste in organisations intended for expediting the flow of the manufacturing process. The extent to which Lean manufacturing is applied in various types of industries is partially related to the lean manufacturing tools that are used. However, not all organisations are aware of the exact impact of each Lean manufacturing tool on their business value and productivity. The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of involvement of selected lean manufacturing tools in Hail Industrial City (HIC). The study categorised the HIC industries into ten sectors based on their business focus. It was found that lean manufacturing tools are extensively used in automotive parts companies with 90% occurrence, plastic products companies and steel structures companies with 80% occurrence. The study also found that TPM is the most common used lean manufacturing tool in HIC, while SMED and Heijunka are the least.