Optimising changeover through lean-manufacturing principles: a case study in a food factory

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dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Garcia, Guillermo
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Yadvinder
dc.contributor.authorJagtap, Sandeep
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-22T14:40:51Z
dc.date.available2022-07-22T14:40:51Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-06
dc.description.abstractOperations management is a key aspect in any manufacturing business. Optimising the management of manufacturing operations allows improvement of the productivity and efficiency of industrial activities. To achieve this, reducing waste from manufacturing processes and, therefore, implementing lean-manufacturing principles, is key. This article presents a case study to reduce waste in changeover processes at a ready-meal manufacturer based in South Yorkshire, UK. We identified a large number of activities as part of the changeover process. We applied the Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) methodology to reduce and, whenever possible, eliminate changeover, and line hopping to further optimise changeover. After implementing improvement measures, changeover time was reduced by nearly 30%, OEE was increased to over 70%, and labour costs were reduced by 10%. This shows how lean principles can aid in implementing more effective and economically sustainable manufacturing operations.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationGarcia-Garcia G, Singh Y, Jagtap S. (2022) Optimising changeover through lean-manufacturing principles: a case study in a food factory. Sustainability, Volume 14, Issue 14, July 2022, Article number 8279en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su14148279
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/18211
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMDPIen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectSingle Minute Exchange of Diesen_UK
dc.subjectSix Sigmaen_UK
dc.subjectfood industryen_UK
dc.subjectoptimisationen_UK
dc.subjectefficiencyen_UK
dc.subjectwaste reductionen_UK
dc.titleOptimising changeover through lean-manufacturing principles: a case study in a food factoryen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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