Asst.
Prof. Ahmed Hamzi Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Hamzi is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrioal Engineering at Jazan University. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Northern Illinois University, and Texas Tech University respectively. Dr. Hamzi’s research is related to production and operation planning, health care process improvement, focusing on provider workload and productivity. Dr. Hamzi contributed to several research, projects with governmental and private sectors, and workshops in the field of organizational reengineering, operation management, continuous improvement, and entrepreneurial management consulting
Abstract: Preparing
machines for production and set them up in the manufacturing
industry is one of the most important steps that organization
always trying to minimize its time. This paper document the
implementation of lean manufacturing tool project in a
manufacturing industry to reduce the time-wasting step and
improving its productivity with the focus on the setup process.
In this project, Applying lean manufacturing tools helps to
determine which type of machine has the highest setup time.
Machines type1 has the highest setup
time with an average of 1.27 hour per setup with 24% of that
time consumed only by the first three steps of the setup
process. As result of applying lean manufacturing tools a
reduction of 8% of the setup time were achieved.
Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Hamzi is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrioal Engineering at Jazan University. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Northern Illinois University, and Texas Tech University respectively. Dr. Hamzi’s research is related to production and operation planning, health care process improvement, focusing on provider workload and productivity. Dr. Hamzi contributed to several research, projects with governmental and private sectors, and workshops in the field of organizational reengineering, operation management, continuous improvement, and entrepreneurial management consulting
Abstract: Preparing machines for production and set them up in the manufacturing industry is one of the most important steps that organization always trying to minimize its time. This paper document the implementation of lean manufacturing tool project in a manufacturing industry to reduce the time-wasting step and improving its productivity with the focus on the setup process. In this project, Applying lean manufacturing tools helps to determine which type of machine has the highest setup time. Machines type 1 has the highest setup time with an average of 1.27 hour per setup with 24% of that time consumed only by the first three steps of the setup process. As result of applying lean manufacturing tools a reduction of 8% of the setup time were achieved.