Abstract
Companies that are experiencing vast improvements in production and quality in terms of products are widely using lean manufacturing techniques. Lean manufacturing is a systematic approach with the scope of identifying and eliminating the wastes by continuous improvement. Waste can include any activity, step or process that does not add value to the product. Value stream mapping is a lean tool that helps to identify the current flow of material and information in the process and highlights opportunities for improvement that will significantly impact the overall production. This paper illustrates the application of value stream mapping for implementing lean manufacturing in the crankshaft manufacturing company. The current state map was prepared and improvements in the line are suggested and implemented. After implementing future state map, the results show that on application of lean techniques there is a reduction in lead time, material movement and work in process inventory and that in turn lead to increase in productivity to meet the customer demand.
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