Kaizen Improvement Event (K-188) in an Automotive Industry – A Case Study

Mohd Anees Siddiqui

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Integral University Lucknow, INDIA

Kaizen 31

 Abstract

This paper is a case study of an automotive industry in which the Kaizen improvement activity entitled K-188 is performed in the shop floor and the kaizen target are made.

At the end of the kaizen event, several objectives are achieved  such as introduction of work bench, 5S level improvement, Identification & traceability system of Dies implemented, Layout for shop floor made, kan-ban system implemented, Standard worksheet made available on shop floor, Poka Yoke for critical dimension for critical part made, Proper layout of the shop floor is prepared.

Several targets are achieved which are tabulated at the end of the paper.

The result and conclusion of the case study includes situation before and after kaizen, summary of kaizen titles fulfilled, pending kaizen titles and the target sheet.

The Target or progress sheet contained the improvement percentage of the kaizen event.