Kaizen Implementation In VISI Cooler Industry. A Case Study

Nitish Kumar

PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh

Kaizen 30

Abstract

Usually with much enthusiasm and fanfare, companies launch their projects to implement Lean manufacturing in the factory.

Every organization wants to excel in this competitive world.  The need of hour is to maximize profit with optimal use of resources.

There are many small scale industries in India. This case study emphasis on implementation of Kaizen on assembly line in a small scale industry that manufacture Visi cooler (Chocolate cooler) for Cadbury.

Many small improvements lead to perfection but perfection is a big thing. Kaizen methodology helped us to improve the efficiency and reduce the wastes on Visi cooler assembly line. The result is improved product quality and reduced rework.

Keywords

Kaizen, Takt Time, Muda, Cycle time