TY - JOUR T1 - PLean Manufacturing and the Automotive Component Supply Industry AU - , Daniel J. Fonseca AU - , Gary P. Moynihan AU - , Jennifer Freeman JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 1 IS - 4 SP - 500 EP - 503 PY - 2006 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2006.500.503 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2006.500.503 KW - Lean manufacturing KW -continuous improvements KW -automotive industry KW -kaisen event AB - This study deals with the development of a framework for the implementation of lean manufacturing principles in the automotive component supply industry. This study consists of five major steps that involve extensive teamwork through a continuous improvement platform. The developed continuous improvement model was successfully applied during a kaizen event at the HVAC assembly cell of a leading automotive component supplier. ER -