IMPROVING VELOCITY RATIO USING VALUE STREAM MAPPING FOR AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS

TQM uses many tools and techniques for continuously improving productivity, product quality and on-time delivery to customers along with reducing cost. Lean Manufacturing is one such modern technique for continuous improvement. Only few small and medium organizations in India are implementing Lean Manufacturing. Literature survey indicates that there is great demand for the Lean implementation initiatives by many manufacturing industries in India, particularly by the Small and Medium Enterprises. In this article, an attempt has been made to improve the velocity