Lean manufacturing is the logical format utilized to eliminate wastes when a manufacturing system is taking place. Lean considers all the wastes that are due to unevenness in workload and overburdening and eliminates them (Rosen). The primary aim of lean production is to come up with value adding products for consumers and at the same time reduce all the needed resources and expenditures (Ruffa). My major is in advanced manufacturing, which makes the lean topic relevant because the primary goal of doing the course is to come up with the most efficient production methods that will ensure there is efficiency. The value of the course is achieved through lean manufacturing because its core aim is to ensure there is efficiency by cutting down on wastages (Luecke).
My argument is that Lean Manufacturing will apply to the American Plants. The main reason for the production to be applicable in America is that industries are located in a central location and most of them depend on each other for raw materials (Holden). An example is when an animal feed company gets the wastes from a human food processing firm and uses them to make feeds for animals like dogs and chicken. Lean ensures there is no wastage since the companies’ develop a lifecycle in which they depend on each other for operations (Dudbridge).
The research paper will be worth around nine pages because it is expensive, in that the researcher must cover it in sections. Some of the sections to include in the article are the introduction of the technology, brief history showing how it came in place, the impacts that lean has to the manufacturing industry and future trends that will make it more efficient. In discussing all the listed subtopics, there will be enough summaries to fill the pages completely since they are wide and there is the need to show how the technology relate or differ to the existing manufacturing systems.
The lean manufacturing topic has been in place for a considerable time and faces various changes to make it more efficient. Availability of history of the lean manufacturing ensures there are secondary and primary sources such as journals, books, and newsletters done by researchers interested in the topic. The sources to use will be from newspapers, websites, interviews, books, articles, and media sources.
Discussions
Lean manufacturing technology is a crucial one in the current technological world because it is a primary target for any firm to ensure there are minimal wastes through reuse or resale to others (Harris). The research topic will be of great importance when it comes to my Advanced Manufacturing career because I will develop a better understanding of the most economical and desired manufacturing technology that will give me a better chance for jobs because organizations want employees who ensure there is efficiency in production to have value for their investments. My plans are to have a good job in Manufacturing industry and ensure all the activities I take part in are as per the firm's mission statement or even better. With the lean knowledge gained in the research paper, I will develop a better understanding of how it takes place in different firms and how to come up with the best mechanisms for waste minimization.
Lean manufacturing (Alavi) is a good technology that must be used by all industries to minimize on wastages and ensure they receive their value for investment by ensuring all the bought resources are fully utilized or sold to other as raw materials.
Work Cited
Alavi, S. "The Right Way [Lean Manufacturing]". Manufacturing Engineer 82.3 (2003): 32-35. - Journal
Carreira, Bill. Lean Manufacturing That Works. New York: AMACOM, 2005. Print.-Book
Dudbridge, Mike. Handbook Of Lean Manufacturing In The Food Industry. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. Print.-Book
Gembutsu.com, "Lean Manufacturing Principles & Benefits". N.p., 2016. Web. 24 Feb. 2016.- Website
Harris, A. "Lessons In Lean [Lean Manufacturing]". Manufacturing Engineer 83.5 (2004): 16- 19. Web.-Journal
Holden, E. "Lean In The Right Places [Manufacturing]". Manufacturing Engineer 82.3 (2003): 18-19. Web.-Journal
Lean.org,. "What Is Lean?". N.p., 2016. Web. 24 Feb. 2016. - Website
Luecke, Tobias. Interview: M+W On Lean Plants And Carmakers. 2012. in person. Retrieved 23 Feb 2016 -Interview
Rosen, James. "Lean' Manufacturing Takes Root in U.S". FOXNEWS 2011: one page. Web. Retrieved 23 Feb. 2016. -Newspaper
Ruffa, Stephen A. Going Lean. New York: American Management Association, 2008. Print.- Book
Schrandt, Chris. Lean Manufacturing In Toyota. 2016. radio. Retrieved 23 Feb 2016 –Interview
