The Application Of Lean Manufacturing Tools And Metrics In The Production Line Of The Universal Joint

Local manufacturing has developed well in recent years.However, contrast to some foreign advanced enterprises;it still has many things to do.Lean production is a historical way for production and practice, which is also a system of ideal and method to promote the enterprise' s energy.Now,the manufacturing faces more and more press from efficiency and cost.Lean production can help the enterprise to solve them.Lean manufacturing,as an advanced production way,has been adopted by many local manufacturing enterprises,which is meaningful for the enterprise to promote the management and production.Shanghai Drive Shaft Company is well-known for its drive shafts in the field of automobile.In the process of change style,our company is faced with lots of common obstacle that many other local enterprises are also encountered.The paper describes the theory of Lean Manufacturing and how we put it in use in our production line.Lean manufacturing focus on identifying and eliminating the waste,furthermore,reducing the cost of production. On second words,its target is to get minimum scrap,lowest preparing time for production,minimum inventory,minimum transportation,lowest equipment failure,smallest production batch,minimum waiting time.Thus, six enabler and seven measures is established to use in the production system.At last,the text points that the standard work in lean manufacturing is much important,especially the assessment and measurement,which are able to sustain our achievements.Continuous improvement is the spirit of Lean Manufacturing.