The Application And Innovation Of Lean Production In Haier

Nearly twenty years ago, Womack provided a comprehensive description of the entire lean production systematically. From then on, "Lean Production" has come to be well known and studied worldwide. Lean Production means producing quality products efficiently through the complete elimination of waste, inconsistencies, and unreasonable requirements on the production line. Just-in-time, was defined as making only what is needed, when it is needed, and in the amount needed, in which each production system process produces only what is needed by the next process in a continuous flow. This production control system has been established based on many years of continuous improvements, with the objective of making the product ordered by customers in the quickest and most efficient way, in order to deliver the product as quickly as possible, the product is efficiently built within the shortest possible period. without waste. Based on the basic philosophies of lean production, the manufacturing system can efficiently and quickly manufacture product of sound quality, one at a time, that fully satisfy customer requirements.The thesis presents all the key lean principles, ranging from well-known ideas such as pull,flow, TPM,TQM to JIT. The thesis also reveals lean as a system how they lead to useful tools such as KANBAN or 5S.Today, a growing number of companies are turning to the thinking of lean production to maintain a competitive edge in a global economy of falling cost, rising quality, and relentless competition. It is the problem of many enterprises that from where and how to implement Lean Production, so finding a proper path is very important for a enterprise to improve continuously and implement Lean Production.Haier is one of the enterprises that implement Lean Production successfully. Haier emphasizes lean thinking and basic principles rather than the lean tools details. Haier tries to find innovative methods to implement Lean Production with its own specific situations. Haier emphasizes basic management, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Strategic Business Unit(SBU) and innovation. Haier have never stopped exploring management mode and innovation. Haier is a good model for other enterprises that are implementing Lean Production.This thesis introduces the value stream ,the basic concept of Lean Production, thus can provide a effective way and method to implement Lean Production. The value stream thinking provides an analysis method to find and eliminate the waste in the flow of production, thus can provide a effective way and method to implement Lean Production for enterprises. Haier uses the value stream thinking to begin its BPR and create Market Link, thus Haier implement Lean Production better. This thesis will probably give some helps for enterprises to find and eliminate wastes better, increase the competitive ability of enterprises.