Ludhiana, Jan 20 (KNN) Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU) has organised a workshop on lean manufacturing processes for city businessmen.

The programme was organised at the Focal Point office of the association, where a large number of businessmen and representatives of various industries took part. Around 62 participants attended One day workshop.

''Industry is surrounded by lot of Challenges i.e. shrinking profit margins, late deliveries, substandard quality of products, improvement of systems, skill trainings of employees, better planning, poor housekeeping, inventory cost, lengthy product cycle time and many more.  The objective to organize this workshop to increase the profit margins by reducing manufacturing costs and improving product quality and productivity to remain competitive in market,'' said Upkar Singh Ahuja, President, CICU.

An interactive session too was conducted, which was presided over by trainer Rajesh Singh Solanki. He elaborated on the concepts of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Kanban, Poka Yoke, and Problem Solving. He also presented case studies of the successful implementation of lean manufacturing practices in small and micro enterprises, and government initiatives to facilitate related benefits to the industry.

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