Examining The Impact Of Adopting Lean Production In Bakery Industries

Zaifulazhar, Nur Afrina Hazwani (2019) Examining The Impact Of Adopting Lean Production In Bakery Industries. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Lean production (LP) has been showing significant progress in the recent years. LP is a technique utilised to continuously eliminate all types of waste in the production process to improve efficiency. Manufacturers are eager to adopt LP principles to eliminate waste and remove non-value activities from the factory floor. Hence, labour and machinery can focus entirely on value-added activities in the production process. Many manufacturers have implemented LP techniques, but studies on the impact of adopting lean production in small-sized industries such as in the bakery industries have not been thoroughly investigated. The purpose of this study is to explore the adoption of lean production among selected bakeries using qualitative case study methodology. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed to identify the main factors that emerged from the interview data. The respondents were asked about their experience and application level of LP and the benefits that occurred in LP implementation. The results from the interviews shown that the application of LP by the studied bakery companies obliged them to consistently systemize their production procedures. However, this is found to be a time-consuming process, especially for a small-sized bakery company since they need to review the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for production consistently. The respondents also stressed that they need to update their workforce competence and maintaining discipline. Despite that, the study clearly shows that the LP gives an overall positive impact on process ratio, production time, process inventory level, production line speed and maximize the productivity of the workforce. It also helps the bakeries to satisfy their customers in terms of the product cost, service quality and delivery.

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