Implementation of Lean Concept in Start-up Engineering Service Provider

Abstract

Today there are many business opportunities in the engineering industries. These industries will keep growing as the needs of consumers to meet their requirements. This condition will influence tire industry as well, both motorcycle tires and car tires. Tire industries will increase their productions by using additional machines to produce tires. This is an opportunity in the provision of engine installation services provider, especially in tire industry where availability of this provider is very rare. A service provider company needs a management concept to be able to improve quality and profit of company. Lean Manufacturing is an effective concept to improve quality and to increase the profitability in a production process. In the process of manufacturing and engineering can use lean manufacturing concept because this concept can reduce waste from materials, production process and time for job completion. One of lean manufacturing concept is to reduce waste, commonly there are 8 wastes need to be reduced in production process. The 8 wastes are; Defect, over production, Waiting, None utilizes talent, Transport, Inventory, Motion, Excessive process. Engineering service provider company will implement this lean manufacturing concept on determining work shop layout, raw material pre-order stage, production stage, controlling stage until delivery stage all the action must suitable with engineering service provider company, and by implementing this concept to get more profit by producing product with optimum production cost and also will get trust from customer to make repeat order. Every company requires a proper management concept and also continuous improvement on its production process to get quality product and company profit so their business will sustain in the future.