Chapter 14.S, Problem 9DRQ

Summary Introduction

To determine: Reason a good preventive maintenance program in place is necessary before implementing a lean system.

Introduction: A preventive maintenance is a practical method which facilitate in decreasing breakdowns with assistance from a course of lubrication, modification, cleaning, examination and restoring parts with defect. A lean system is a methodical approach to the recognition and exclusion of waste and non-value added actions through worker expansion and constant progress in all goods and services. It is a process of manufacturing products using less of everything contrast to traditional production systems.