Case study 1

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Most of the hurdles on the lean path can be overcome through effective forecasting and planning, as it is done by “Mahindra & Mahindra”.(one of the largest player in the Indian automotive industry).

The Mahindra group follows a policy of non-retrenchment. Once upon a time, at Mahindra & Mahindra, Kandivali, 1134 employed produced 75 engines per day. After they went lean, they progressed to a production of 128 engines a day with 770 people. The rest of the employees were transferred to their Nasik plant. Today the plant at Kandivali has around 7800 workers in the automotive sector. Although the issue of the human resource may be delicate. The problem can be easily overcome, if handled with care and sensitivity.

Despite the difficulties associated with the implementation of ‘lean’, several companies have implemented it successfully and moved ahead. Mahindra & Mahindra selected the route of operational excellence to fight their competition. Regarding their success with the lean mode of operation, Mr. Rajan Narayan, (M & M’s Vice -President) says that they have achieved an improvement in the work culture, productivity and revenue at Mahindra & Mahindra solely due to the lean way.

Mahindra & Mahindra are not the only ones who have opted for the ‘lean’ method. Bajaj Auto Ltd., Pune, Lucas – TVS Ltd., Chennai and LML Ltd., Kanpur and are few of the companies that seem to the trading to the ‘lean’ route successfully.