Title: Improved decision making in lean manufacturing using simulation-based approach

Authors: Effendi Bin Mohamad; Mohd Amran Bin Ibrahim; Lukman Sukarma; Muhamad Arfauz A. Rahman; Abdul Samad Bin Shibghatullah; Mohd Rizal Bin Salleh

Addresses: Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia ' Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia ' Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia ' Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia ' Faculty of Information & Communication Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia ' Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia

Abstract: This study aims to enhance the efficacy of decision-making process in ascertaining waste by means of simulation. Waste involving any tasks that are unable to make any value addition to products from the consumer's side. Simulation can be deployed to improve the decision-making as well as knowledge of a lean practitioner (LP). To assess the production system and make decision-making more precise, a simulation-based approach was formulated and applied. The results established that production cost and waiting time can be reduced through worker arrangement.

Keywords: lean manufacturing; lean simulation; lean practitioners; decision making; waste elimination.

DOI: 10.1504/IJASM.2017.082935

International Journal of Agile Systems and Management, 2017 Vol.10 No.1, pp.34 - 48

Received: 13 Jun 2016
Accepted: 11 Dec 2016
Published online: 15 Mar 2017 *

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