FAILURE STORIES OF LEAN MANUFACTURING IMPLEMENTATION

The research paper shows the intension of modern manufacturing companies to include the concept of “lean manufacturing tools” in their process. This is getting a trend nowadays and manufacturers are adopting the technology without even judging its suitability in their operation and productivity. Thus, several cases are found where adoption of LM is getting a headache for employees to work with. Sometimes it has shown negative impacts to the production method that are discussed in this research. The study is performed by collection of data from journal articles and websites. Several graphs, tables and pictorial elements are provided in this regard to support the discussion.