Cost Reduction Using Lean Maintenance

Lean maintenance, without this you may lead towrong path as they still haven't found the chronic. If the
decrease in productivity levels and profit in danger.stressor for downtime is known, it becomes easy to
Reduction in cost of the business can be achieved byprevent the rework incurring cost.
implementing the methodology of lean maintenance                       
reliability.Professionals in lean maintenance reliability have given
                        Alla method to maintain the reliability as goal. With
manufacturing environment requires elimination in theexperience and control system we can determine the
downtime and unscheduled maintenance which willcause of breakdown and protect the equipment from
decrease their cost. Increase in downtime leads tothe stresses to which it is subject. Six Sigma's
failure in the shipment schedule resulting loss in sales."DMAIC" guidelines are,
To reduce waste preventive measures are preferred. Â Â Â Â  D - Define the problem,
                        Grasping the Â Â Â Â  M -Measure the problem,
cost of downtime is very important because reducing Â Â Â Â  A - Analyze how to eliminate the problem,
this cost will immediately increase the profit. This Â Â Â Â   I - Implement the solution,
method helps the organization to shine in this Â Â Â Â  C - Control the solution continuously.
competitive world and increase the market share.                        Stress
                        Even aftereliminination like power surge, heat, hydraulic
the implementation of preventive maintenance, most ofcontamination, vibration, dirt built-up etc provides
the time only reactive measures are taking place inavailability of machine and increase uptime. Further
many enterprises. Only tracking and measuring will notdevelopment in lean maintenance reliability is a going on
help to avoid this reactive measure, we are supposedprocess for making it possible in 30 - 60 days. Its result
to eliminate the root cause at the first place.  includes reduction in mechanical, hydraulic system,
                        The rootelectronic system downtime by 50%, 80%, 92%
causes and proactive measures can be derived fromrespectively.
the Six Sigma's "DMAIC" Y=f(x) analysis. This lean                        Lean
maintenance based on Six Sigma provides the wholemanufacturing maintenance will result in 70 - 92%
concept of preventive maintenance.decrease in unscheduled downtime. With skilled and
 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Y=f(x)proper expertise than most nearing retirement persons
            Where, Y=the problem (downtime,we can implement this method in 30 -60 days.
scrap etc),                         Society of
                         f(x) =Manufacturing Engineering (SME) helps to manage it
function of x.right. SME has a group called Product and Process
                        Y happensdesign and Management Technical Community, where
as a function of x, this relationship helps to find thethey are gathering the professionals and coming out
cause and the remedial measures.with better ideas regarding lean maintenance reliability.
                        TraditionalParticipation of manufacturers in this gathering will help
approaches often lead the professionals down thethem to come out with competitive business.