Productivity Analysis in an Integrated Manufacturing Environment

Despite of the process approach, lean production primarily focuses at reducing the risk of sub-optimization and the production part of the life-cycle. The more difficult problem to overcome waste is the lack of vertical integration between the organizational data on environmental waste and the processes that created the waste. Lean along with green concept improves the process flow & employee morale, and also lowers the regulatory non-compliance risk. Further, improved product quality and the associated economic benefits in sustainable production systems can be achieved through lean principles that eliminate uncertainties in processes, reduce wastes; and the integrated product development/manufacturing processes along with the inter-operability of information systems can enhance the business value in production systems.