Abstract:The aim of this paper is to rationalize the product assembly process of a Hungarian small and mediumsized enterprise. During the project we set the goal to decrease the whole process lead time by more than 50%. To get acquainted with the whole assembly process we used the value stream mapping technique, to identify and correct wastes we applied group quality correction tools. Eliminating the main wastes from the process could result in 15% reduction from the total lead time. We also found that if all the refer… Show more
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