Lean Manufacturing: Fundamentals, Tools, Approaches, and Industry 4.0 Integration

Lean Manufacturing concepts are being applied to a variety of industries. These concepts ensure streamlined processes through a systematic analysis of wastes and elimination, while enhancing value. This book offers fundamentals, theoretical concepts, case studies, and examples, along with insights for lean integration in Industry 4.0.

The book offers a comprehensive coverage of topics in Lean Manufacturing which includes lean elements and tools, performance measures, project selection, integration, along with other related strategies. It ensures a balance between theory and practice of Lean Manufacturing by including the implementation aspects of lean tools. The book will explore insights for Industry 4.0 related to lean concepts and provide details on how they relate. Illustrations and examples depicting OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) analysis and value stream map analysis are included. The book also provides case studies on Lean Manufacturing covering value stream mapping, project selection, and performance measurement.

Lean Manufacturing: Fundamentals, Tools, Approaches, and Industry 4.0 Integration can be used as a reference for academic researchers and industry practitioners. Undergraduate and postgraduate students can use it for a course on Lean Manufacturing. Doctoral students can also refer to it for advanced concepts, and industry practitioners can use it for practical insights.

Dr. S. Vinodh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. He completed his Ph.D. degree under All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) National Doctoral Fellowship scheme from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. He completed his master’s degree in Production Engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India, and bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. He was a Gold Medalist in his undergraduate study. He has published over 175 papers in international journals. He has research experience in Lean Manufacturing for about 14 years. He received the highly commended Paper Award from Emerald Publishers for the year 2016. He is the recipient of the Institution of Engineers Young Engineer Award for the year 2013 in the Production Engineering Division. He is the recipient of the Innovative Student Project Award 2010 based on his Ph.D. thesis from the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), New Delhi, India. He executed research projects and guided Ph.D. scholars in Lean Manufacturing. His research interests include Sustainable Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, Agile Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing, Product Development, and Industry 4.0.