1. Lean Manufacturing Screening Assessment Tool Ashok Kumar Sandys Thomas

2. Basic Information As lean manufacturing and lean engineering are vast topics and specific implementation varies for every factory, hence the effort has been directed toward building a screening tool so as to give an overall idea As lean manufacturing and lean engineering are vast topics and specific implementation varies for every factory, hence the effort has been directed toward building a screening tool so as to give an overall idea The software is designed in Visual Basic The software is designed in Visual Basic It assesses the implementation of lean practices It assesses the implementation of lean practices The entire assessment has been divided into 4 sections to enable greater understanding of the various facets of lean industrial practices The entire assessment has been divided into 4 sections to enable greater understanding of the various facets of lean industrial practices Green practices have also been included in the assessment to showcase how following environment friendly measures will help not just the organization save money and also contribute to pollution prevention Green practices have also been included in the assessment to showcase how following environment friendly measures will help not just the organization save money and also contribute to pollution prevention

3. Main Form Clicking “Proceed” on the first screen will take you to the “Main” Screen Clicking “Proceed” on the first screen will take you to the “Main” Screen The entire assessment has been divided into four sections The entire assessment has been divided into four sections Clicking the appropriate button will take you to the section Clicking the appropriate button will take you to the section

4. Main Form (contd.) At the bottom of the main screen is the weblink button. At the bottom of the main screen is the weblink button. Clicking it will access the site on “lean” maintained by the University of Toledo Clicking it will access the site on “lean” maintained by the University of Toledo

5. Sample Screen The questions can be answered by clicking on the appropriate option The questions can be answered by clicking on the appropriate option Most questions are answered in the “Often/Rarely/Never’ options Most questions are answered in the “Often/Rarely/Never’ options Each section has three questionnaire screens followed by a “Results” screen Each section has three questionnaire screens followed by a “Results” screen

6. Command Buttons The “Back to Main” button takes you back to the main screen The “Back to Main” button takes you back to the main screen The “Clear” button clears all the inputted choices The “Clear” button clears all the inputted choices The “Next” button takes you to the next screen The “Next” button takes you to the next screen The “Back” button takes you to the previous screen The “Back” button takes you to the previous screen

7. Command Buttons (contd.) The “Save” button saves the answers of the user The “Save” button saves the answers of the user It also performs a check to see if any questions have been unanswered It also performs a check to see if any questions have been unanswered A prompt is given to remind the user of the unanswered question A prompt is given to remind the user of the unanswered question The “Next” button is disabled till all questions have been answered The “Next” button is disabled till all questions have been answered

8. Results Screen The “Results” screen displays the extent of lean practices in the facility The “Results” screen displays the extent of lean practices in the facility The results can be outputted in a “.txt” file or “excel spreadsheet The results can be outputted in a “.txt” file or “excel spreadsheet This required output can be selected form a combo box This required output can be selected form a combo box

9. Results Screen The Text Box provided allows the user to input a name for the output file instead of the default file name The Text Box provided allows the user to input a name for the output file instead of the default file name A Text Box is also provided to enter the name of the Company/Facility/Unit for which the assessment is being done A Text Box is also provided to enter the name of the Company/Facility/Unit for which the assessment is being done

10. Command Buttons for Results Screen The “Find” button computes a percentage value for the lean measures The “Find” button computes a percentage value for the lean measures After the value has been displayed, the button becomes invisible After the value has been displayed, the button becomes invisible The “Save” button generates the output file. It also generates a message indicating the address of the output file The “Save” button generates the output file. It also generates a message indicating the address of the output file

11. Sample Output A sample of the output text fileA sample of the output excel file