Publication: Case study: Applying muda (TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM) in improving productivity at industry
Date
2019
Authors
Ahmad Zulhilmi Dzulkifli
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Abstract
Manufacturing wastes or commonly known as MUDA are non-beneficial to any
manufacturers and should be reduced or eliminated for better manufacturing processes.
This paper focus on methods to reduce four specific wastes (Transportation waste, Over
Processing waste, Overproduction waste and Inventory Loss), awareness on MUDA
and effects of JIT implementation to automotive industry. Literature review was done
to identify methods to eliminate the four specific wastes. Two questionnaires were
distributed to a company to investigate awareness on MUDA as well as its effects to
manufacturer. Results obtained from the questionnaire were then validated through
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Software (SPSS) to identify the validity of
the questions.
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MUDA, Toyota Production System (TPS), productivity