Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Volume 60, Issue 9-12, Pages 1185-1195Publisher
SPRINGER LONDON LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-011-3658-y
Keywords
Lean manufacturing; Leanness; Fuzzy logic
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Nowadays manufacturing organizations are moving towards lean practices to keep pace with the competition. Lean practices mainly focuses on eliminating seven deadly wastes, thereby reducing the cost. Leanness is the measure of lean manufacturing practices. This paper presents the 30 criteria based leanness assessment methodology using fuzzy logic. Fuzzy logic has been used to overcome the disadvantages with scoring method such as impreciseness and vagueness. During this research, a conceptual model for leanness assessment has been designed. Then the fuzzy leanness index which indicates the leanness level of the organization and fuzzy performance importance index which helps in identifying the obstacles for leanness has been computed. The results indicate that the model is capable of effectively assessing leanness and has practical relevance.
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