Abstract
In today’s highly competitive environment manufacturing industries can’t bear the wastage of resources. Machines and equipments are one of the most important resources of a manufacturing industry. It is necessary to employ efficient processes and practices to hold cost of manufacture and move towards the attainment of lean manufacturing. This paper presents a study carried out in manufacturing industry to assess the status of machine flexibility and its impact on lean manufacturing implementation. A survey was conducted using a specially designed questionnaire carrying multiple choice questions on various aspects of lean manufacturing and machine flexibility. From the analysis of the response, standing of each parameter of lean manufacturing and machine flexibility were found out. The relationships between these parameters were determined from the coefficient of correlation and significant parameters of machine flexibility contributing to lean manufacturing were found out from regression analysis.
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