Lean Manufacturing in Indian industries

* 1. What is your level of understanding on the concept of Lean Manufacturing?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Not Aware

* 2. Have you applied Lean Strategies to your Business? (If No, skip to Que-6)

3. Are you fully satisfied with the results obtained in the past by its application? (If Yes, skip to Q-5)

4. The main reason for your dissatisfaction with the results of Lean strategies is:

Its implementation cost was very high compared to the returns obtained.

The results showed only a marginal improvement.

The results did not show any improvement.

The Companys operations became more complex for the employees.

Other (Please Specify in brief)

* 5. Do you think that there is still scope for applying Lean Strategies to your Organisation in order to improve the productivity?

* 6. What is the main Product or Product Group manufactured by your Company?

* 7. Which of the following Categories best describe your nature of Production?

Mass Production

Batch Production

Job Order Production

Job Shop Production

8. Which areas of your company require considerable improvements for better performance?

(Please hold the "Shift Key" while selecting more than one option from the list provided)

9. Are you using external suppliers to supply parts of your product?

10. Which of the following tools are you familiar with?

Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)

Just-In-Time (Kanban)

Six-Sigma

Cellular Manufacturing

11. The total number of employees working in your Company is:

Less than 20

Between 20 and 100

Greater than 100

12. The annual turn-over of your Company is:

Less than Rs. 2 Crores

Between Rs. 2 Crores and Rs. 5 Crores

Greater than Rs. 5 Crores

13. Please enter the number of working days / week and shifts / day of your Company in the text box provided. (Eg: 5 and 3)