Maintenance Management and Lean Manufacturing Practices in a Firm Which Produces Dairy Products

Abstract

While enterprises are struggling to go on existing in the intensive competitive environment, unexpected breakdowns occur at unexpected times, thereby leading to the emergence of halts in production and to hitches in production plans. As a result, enterprises suffer from the loss of revenue as they fail to hit the production quantity that they have aimed at. The fact that the maintenance plans have been made well is an important issue in the prevention of the losses due to breakdowns within an enterprise. This gains more importance particularly when the production system grows and the production quantity increases. It is necessary to plan the activities to be carried out to ensure that the machines and plants of enterprises are working continuously. All management activities concerning the practices including such issues as the determination of maintenance priorities as well as preparation and supervision of maintenance plans are carried out with maintenance management. This study described the implementation of maintenance management and lean manufacturing techniques at the maintenance workshop in order to eliminate the losses due to breakdowns and to enhance productivity and the motivation of employees at an enterprise which produced dairy products.