Lean Manufacturing In Chassis Assembly Through Poka-Yoke

ABSTRACT: Some mistakes accruing between the assembly and manufacturing shops in Ashok Leyland ltd. Actually Ashok Leyland, one of the biggest and leading heavy vehicle manufacturers in India and also exporting some specified model vehicles. Every month they come across some customer complaints and sometime face those problems before dispatching in the pre delivery inspection. Even though, some mistakes go up to consumers. So, we received some frequently coming problems, about 12 from the PDI shops. Out of these problems, we took two important Customer affecting problems. Then we were analyzed and provided solutions through the "POKA-YOKE" techniques, it means that mistake proofing solutions for a particular problems.

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