DocumentCode :
2415933
Title :
The combination of lean thinking and systems thinking in the design of manufacturing systems
Author :
Hofmann, P. ; Powell, David
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Production & Quality Eng., Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway
fYear :
2012
fDate :
10-13 Dec. 2012
Firstpage :
56
Lastpage :
60
Abstract :
Manufacturing systems are crucial in competitive battles in many industries all over the world and become more and more complex to design. A continuance of competitiveness requires holistic systems approaches that use interdisciplinary methods to improve the design of manufacturing systems, such as the combination of lean thinking and systems thinking. A poor design will typically result in defects and over-processing, which will also lead to waiting for a redesign. In this respect, the adoption of a systems engineering perspective will contribute to the reduction of waste within lean thinking, therefore we attempt to combine the two approaches for more effective design of manufacturing systems. The research considers a selection of contemporary literature and takes insights from a practical case study in order to develop a framework which shall support lean systems engineering thinking.
Keywords :
lean production; systems engineering; holistic system approach; interdisciplinary methods; lean systems engineering thinking; manufacturing system design improvement; Companies; Manufacturing systems; Modeling; System analysis and design; Lean; manufacturing systems; systems engineering; systems modeling; systems thinking;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2012.6837701
Filename :
6837701
Link To Document :
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