Implementation of Lean Manufacturing in a Small-Scale Industry

The purpose of the present paper is to implement lean manufacturing in a small-scale industry. In this regard, 5S tool is chosen for analysis in selected rice mills situated in Kurukshetra, Haryana. 5S weekly appraisal scores are calculated using 5S audit sheets, which show the adoption of lean manufacturing in the industry. The results reveal reduction in non-essential items such as tool searching time, dust, unwanted material and visual control. The results derived from the analysis were also discussed with the management who found the analysis to be very useful