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leap to megatrends and advanc-
es in digitalization, as well as
the creation of a ‘system’. He
also made the audience pon-
der on questions such as: ‘Are
we competitive by eliminating
waste in materials, resources,
and efforts? Are we ahead of the
competition?’ before concluding
his speech.

Sharing ways to amp up
productivity Source: IMTMA
Over 85 case studies were re-
ceived for the Productivity
Championship Awards 2022, of
which 13 were shortlisted for the precedented odds during the first ing robots in core painting and
finals for their outstanding con- wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. machining areas. This has en-
tribution to raising manufactur- Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd, Kolha- abled breakthrough benefits in
ing productivity. Over the two pur, team presented a case study cost, manpower, and electricity.
Over 85 case
studies were days of the Summit, Bharat Elec- on how the company enhanced Hitachi Astemo, Bangalore team
received for tronics Ltd, Bangalore; Bosch, its capacity and improved the explained they improved pro-
the Pro- Bangalore; Hero MotorCorp, productivity of existing machine ductivity in a pressure regulator
ductivity Haridwar; Hero MotorCorp, Al- lines through resource optimiza- line through systematic and de-
Champion- war; Hitachi Astemo, Bangalore; tion. Theory of Constraints (ToC) tailed process analysis, capacity
ship Awards Kasturi Foundry, Kolhapur; Kir- was used to identify machining study, loss identification, and
2022, of loskar Oil Engines Ltd, Kolhapur; lines with lesser utilization and measures, addressing bottleneck
which Larsen & Toubro, Kanchipuram; redesign the flow, eliminating operations impacting PQCD (Pro-
13 were Mahindra & Mahindra, Kan- multiple machines, mass balanc- ductivity, Quality, Cost, Deliv-
shortlisted divali; and Tata Motors, Pune, ing, and innovative fixturing to ery) parameters.
for the finals Hero MotoCorp, Alwar, used
for their presented their case studies double-per-person output with
outstanding and offered an in-depth and reduced inventory and rejections. TPM in a warehouse environ-
contribution multi-faceted understanding of Bosch, Bangalore, team explained ment for enhancing productivity
to raising the approaches they embraced to how they met customer demands and reducing ‘Mean Time To Pre-
manufactur- accomplish their business goals. through the manufacturing of ventive Maintenance (MTTPM).
ing produc- The summit also featured case CBx (Common-Rail Beng) pumps The company used customized
tivity. study presentations from three aided by emerging technologies IoT devices in a ‘Conditional
SMEs: Associated Plasmatron, and digital solutions, resulting in Based Monitoring’ (CBM) net-
J.P.F. Metacast Pvt Ltd, and Mek- substantial savings and a 30 per- work linked to warehouse man-
hos Technology Services Pvt Ltd. cent productivity increase. agement through ‘Automatic
The companies, in presenting Larsen & Toubro, Kanchipuram, Storage & Retrieval System’ at its
their case studies, contested for enhanced productivity through global parts center.
IMTMA-ACE Micromatic Pro- digital transformations in L&T’s Hero MotoCorp, Haridwar, pre-
ductivity Championship Awards heavy engineering shop, elim- sented a case study modeled on
2022 with cash awards worth inating paperwork in a proj- the TPM, KK Pillar, using the tra-
`10 Lakh. ect-based environment. The case ditional ECRS (Eliminate, Com-
study presented a digitalization bine, Rearrange, and Simplify)
Case Studies in a nutshell approach that included the use of method in its machine lines by
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), Ban- AI, VR, RFID, and IoT in the areas setting a challenging target of
galore case study focused on how of fabrication and galvanizing. 25 percent cycle time reduction
the defence major entered the Kasturi Foundry, Kolhapur, using line balancing, casting im-
field of manufacturing ICU ven- brought in productivity and provement, and advanced tool-
tilators for the first time and took quality improvement in Rear ing in a systematic way.
up the challenge to manufacture Axle Housing and Case for Front Mahindra & Mahindra, Kan-
30,000 ICU ventilators in a record Axle (E68) machining line. It en- divali, implemented the ‘Single
time of 90 days, against all un- hanced it in 2 value streams us- piece flow’ concept at its legacy

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