India - Lean Manufacturing/World Class Manufacturing and Enterprise Transformation - Case Study Review - January

Lean Enterprise Theory - Articles and Presentations

Outside of Toyota City, the best manufacturing operation is in Chennai, says James P Womack, the founder-chairman of Lean Enterprise Institute, a non-profit educational and research organisation. That is evidence that Indian companies can implement and sustain “lean” systems.
2008 - Womack's interview - Business Standard
http://www.business-standard.com/article/management/-39-most-indian-managers-don-39-t-know-what-is-possible-39-108082601053_1.html

2013

1. GOKALDAS EXPORTS (A): THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE
Stanford case study 2013
http://www.stanford.edu/~nbloom/GEX.pdf


2. Lean Manufacturing in Indian Industries: A Review
International Journal of Latest Trends in Engineering and Technology (IJLTET)
Priti B. Khadse, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lokmanya Tilak College Of Engineering, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra,India
Avinash D.Sarode, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lokmanya Tilak College Of Engineering, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra,India
Renu Wasu, Department of Applied Chemistry, Lokmanya Tilak College Of Engineering, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra,India
http://ijltet.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/24.pdf


Manimay Ghosh, (2013) "Lean manufacturing performance in Indian manufacturing plants", Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 24 Iss: 1, pp.113 - 122
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=17068423



3. Implementing Lean Tool JIT in Gear Manufacturing Company- A Study
http://theglobaljournals.com/paripex/file.php?val=OTI3

4. A Study on Application of lean Manufacturing Methodologies in Indian Electronics Manufacturing Industry
 Research Journal of Engineering Sciences
Vol. 2(5), 11-14, May (2013)
Ningombam Devarani Devi1, , Sorokhaibam Khaba2  and Pranab Kumar Dan3
1Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engg., National Institute of Tech. Karnataka, Surathkal; Srinivasnagar, Mangalore, Karnataka, INDIA
2,3Dept. of Industrial Engg. and Management, West Bengal University of Tech., BF-142, Sector 1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata , West Bengal, INDIA
http://www.isca.in/IJES/Archive/v2/i5/3.ISCA-RJEngS-2013-041.pdf

5. Relaxo Footware - Use of Lean Techniques
http://www.vcs.co.in/consulting/case-studies/3215-case-study-1.html


6. AN INVESTIGATION ON ADOPTION OF LEAN PRODUCTION PRINCIPLES IN KITCHENWARE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS
JANUARY 2013 VOL 4, NO 9
Mrs.G.S.Subashini, Assistant professor, Department of Business Administration, Annamalai University,
Chidambaram. Tamil nadu. India.
Dr.S.Mohan kumar, Assistant professor, Department of Business Administration, Annamalai University,
Chidambaram. ,Tamil nadu. India.
http://journal-archieves27.webs.com/271-279.pdf

2012

7. Cellular Manufacturing Layout Design in Inner Tube Manufacturing Industry : A Case Study
International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Technology (ISSN : 2277-1581),
 Volume No.1, Issue No.6, December 2012, pg : 306-313
D. Arun Kumar, V. Ramesh
Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, S.J. College of Engineering, Mysore, Karnataka, India
http://ijset.com/ijset/publication/v1s6/306-313%20IJSET_ARUN.pdf

Lean Manufacturing Auto Cluster at Chennai
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40032-012-0035-z#page-1
Journal of Institute of Engineers of India ser. c (October - December 2012)


8. LEAN MANUFACTURING APPROACH TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF KITCHENWARE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN
CHENNAI (INDIA)
International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD )
Vol.2, Issue 3 Sep 2012 56-66
1G.S.SUBASHINI , 2 S.MOHAN KUMAR & 3B.ASAITHAMBI
1, 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Annamalai University, Chidambaram.,
Tamil Nadu, India.
3  Assistant Professor, Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Annamalai University,
Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
 http://www.tjprc.org/files/2-67-1346382428-6-Mech%20-%20IJMPERD%20-%20Lean%20-%20G.S.Subashini-p.pdf

9. An Application of Value Stream Mapping In Automotive Industry: A Case Study
International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE)
ISSN: 2278-3075, Volume-1, Issue-2, July 2012
http://ijitee.org/attachments/File/v1i2/A0125061212.pdf

10. Improvement of Crankshaft Assembly Supply Chain Using Lean
Techniques-A Case Study
International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER)
  Vol.2, Issue.2, Mar-Apr 2012 pp-403-406
http://www.ijmer.com/papers/vol2_issue2/BS22403406.pdf


Lean Implementation at Siemens Kalwa Plant Harvard Case Solution & Analysis
by Jamie Anderson, Subramanian Chidambaran, Vaibhav Khandekar Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 20 pages. Publication Date: 09 May 2012. Prod. #: W12998-PDF-ENG

11. LEAN IMPLEMENTATION IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY: A  CASE STUDY
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL  ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (IJIERD)
Volume 3, Issue 1, January- June (2012), pp. 13-20
http://www.iaeme.com/MasterAdmin/UploadFolder/LEAN%20IMPLEMENTATION%20IN%20MANUFACTURING-2.pdf

2011

The Development and Implementation of Lean Manufacturing Techniques in Indian garment Industry
Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Volume 5, Number 6, Dec. 2011

12. Ravikumar Marudhamuthu* ,a , Marimuthu krishnaswamyb , Damodaran Moorthy Pillaic
aDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Automation and Robotics, Pallavan College of Engineering, Anna University,  Thimasamudram, Kanchipuram-631502, India.
bCoimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
http://jjmie.hu.edu.jo/files/v5n6/JJMIE-107-10.pdf


13. Process Cycle Efficiency Improvement Through Lean: A Case Study
International Journal of Lean Thinking Volume 2, Issue 1 (June 2011)
http://www.thinkinglean.com/img/files/020203m.pdf

14. Enhancing Productivity of hot metal in Blast furnace -A case study in an Integrated Steel Plant
Vizag Steel Plant case study
O. Ram Mohan Rao et al. / International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (IJEST)
Vol. 3 No. 4 Apr 2011
http://www.ijest.info/docs/IJEST11-03-04-187.pdf

WORK IN PROCESS OPTIMISATION THROUGH LEAN MANUFACTRING
KRISHNAN. PV. B et.al., Int. J. Eco. Res., 2011, 2(2), 19-25
http://www.ijeronline.com/documents/volumes/Vol2issue2/ijer201102023.pdf


15. Case Study of Oilgear Towler Polyhydron Ltd. (OTPL)., Belgaum
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1635731


16. Lean Excellence Program at LMW
http://kaizeninstituteindia.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/how-operational-excellence-saved-lmw-during-recession-while-competitors-burned/

17. Gold Seal Engineering Products Ltd. Lean Mfg Implementation
http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/cs_lean_gsep.html

Gokaldas Exports Limited - Lean and Six Sigma Implementation
http://www.tbmcg.in/cases/GokaldasExportsCaseStudy.pdf

18. Gujarat Themis Biosyn Limited, Vapi - Lean Implementation
http://www.unido.org/fileadmin/import/75384_070913_Sess1403_SinghLeanPharma.pdf


19. Indian Manufacturing Sector - Strengths and Weakness - 2007 Deloitte Report
http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Canada/Local%20Assets/Documents/Globalizing%20Indian%20Manufacturing(1).pdf

Lean Training in India

http://www.leaninstitute.in/

Learn fundamental principles of Lean Manufacturing
TUV India Pvt Ltd
801, Raheja Plaza 1, L.B.S. Marg, Ghatkopar (West)
Mumbai – 400086
http://www.tuv-nord.com/in/training/lean-manufacturing-1413.htm


Government Support to Lean Mfg in India

2010 scheme for MSME
http://www.dcmsme.gov.in/schemes/leanmanfucturing10.pdf

Lean - Consultants - India

http://www.snic.co.in/leanmanufacturing.php

http://www.technosyscon.com/lean-manufacturing-consultant-pune-india.php