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Implementing Lean Production Techniques in India

- by Vaishnav Tadatmya Ashok *

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Solectron Centum Electronics Ltd. (Solectron Centum web site) Frequency control products, Hybrid micro-circuits, etc
  • Kaizen philosophy
  • Practices adopted: cellular manufacturing, kanban, focus on value-adding activities
  • Six Sigma and quality control tools and techniques
  • Visual control, 5S, SPC, Process FMEA, mistake-proofing
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  • Winner of Frost & Sullivan Indian Manufacturing Excellence Award, 2004
  • ISO certifications for both divisions
  • Effective control over quality, costs and cycle times
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    Honeywell Automation India Ltd. (Honeywell Automation web site) Wide range of electronic components
  • Total Quality Policy: initiatives like Six Sigma, Lean, Business Excellence Model based on Baldrige model
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  • Certified under ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001
  • Specific benefits not clear
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    Crompton Greaves – Switchgear Division (Crompton Greaves web site) Electrical transmission equipment
  • Standard operating procedures, QA plans, quality at source through inspections
  • TPM
  • Six Sigma
  • Claims to have created high quality products through these practices
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    SRF Ltd. (SRF web site) Industrial synthetics
  • TQM action model – focus on QCD parameters
  • Downstream processes: efficiency improvement, waste elimination, reduction in non-conformities
  • Upstream processes: site location; lean plant, process, machinery design; global sourcing
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  • Achievement of continuous improvement capability
  • Breakthrough management – enabling quantum efficiency improvements
  • Upstream management capability
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    Tube Investments of India Ltd. (TII web site) Cycles, Engineering, Metal forming
  • Value-creating objectives: include lean manufacturing plants; SQC cells at own & vendors’ plants; leveraging IT through ERP
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  • Specific benefits unclear
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    Table 3: Lean Practices in India: Non-Auto-Components Industries

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    IIM, Lucknow.
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