Implementing lean manufacturing in Malaysian small and medium startup pharmaceutical company

Domestic pharmaceutical industry has been identified by the Malaysian government as an industry to be developed under its 11th economic development plan. Most homegrown pharmaceutical companies fall under the category of small and medium enterprises (SME) and therefore need to be highly efficient...

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Main Authors:	Wan Ibrahim, Wan Mohd Khairi, Abdul Rahman, Mohamed, Abu Bakar, Mohd Rushdi
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2017
Subjects:	RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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spelling	iium-550762017-06-06T04:57:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/55076/ Implementing lean manufacturing in Malaysian small and medium startup pharmaceutical company Wan Ibrahim, Wan Mohd Khairi Abdul Rahman, Mohamed Abu Bakar, Mohd Rushdi RS Pharmacy and materia medica Domestic pharmaceutical industry has been identified by the Malaysian government as an industry to be developed under its 11th economic development plan. Most homegrown pharmaceutical companies fall under the category of small and medium enterprises (SME) and therefore need to be highly efficient in their operations to compete with the multinationals. Though lean manufacturing is a well-known methodology to achieve an efficient operation, only a small percentage of the local SMEs implement it. The study aims to determine the real success factors in lean implementation through systematic review of relevant literature on lean manufacturing implementation in local companies, onsite observation of a selected SME company, Global Factor Sdn. Bhd. (GFSB), that successfully implemented lean manufacturing followed by actual implementation of lean project at IKOP Sdn. Bhd., a small startup pharmaceutical company. Lean tools like Gemba, value stream map (VSM) and spaghetti diagram were used to analyze and improve a process at IKOP Sdn. Bhd. The literature review showed that the implementation of lean manufacturing at Malaysian SMEs involved in pharmaceutical industry is at its infancy. Study at GFSB indicated that successful implementation of lean manufacturing stems from management support, employee’s commitment, government support and knowledge on lean among employees. Application of lean tools in IKOP Sdn. Bhd. to improve the process cycle efficiency of hand sanitizer, i-Hand 4.0, has shown that the GMP guidelines are not jeopardized. The Kaizen improvement project resulted in 46.3% reduction in lead time. It may be concluded that implementing lean manufacturing in any small local startup pharmaceutical company is beneficial in reducing operational costs and increasing the efficiency and effectiveness and does not conflict with the existing GMP guidelines. IOP Publishing 2017-04-03 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55076/7/55076-Implementing%20Lean%20Manufacturing%20in%20Malaysian.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55076/8/55076-Implementing%20Lean%20Manufacturing%20in%20Malaysian%20Small%20and%20Medium%20Startup%20Pharmaceutical%20Company_SCOPUS.pdf Wan Ibrahim, Wan Mohd Khairi and Abdul Rahman, Mohamed and Abu Bakar, Mohd Rushdi (2017) Implementing lean manufacturing in Malaysian small and medium startup pharmaceutical company. In: 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering 2016 (ICMAAE’16), 25th-27th July 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/184/1/012016/pdf 10.1088/1757-899X/184/1/012016
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description	Domestic pharmaceutical industry has been identified by the Malaysian government as an industry to be developed under its 11th economic development plan. Most homegrown pharmaceutical companies fall under the category of small and medium enterprises (SME) and therefore need to be highly efficient in their operations to compete with the multinationals. Though lean manufacturing is a well-known methodology to achieve an efficient operation, only a small percentage of the local SMEs implement it. The study aims to determine the real success factors in lean implementation through systematic review of relevant literature on lean manufacturing implementation in local companies, onsite observation of a selected SME company, Global Factor Sdn. Bhd. (GFSB), that successfully implemented lean manufacturing followed by actual implementation of lean project at IKOP Sdn. Bhd., a small startup pharmaceutical company. Lean tools like Gemba, value stream map (VSM) and spaghetti diagram were used to analyze and improve a process at IKOP Sdn. Bhd. The literature review showed that the implementation of lean manufacturing at Malaysian SMEs involved in pharmaceutical industry is at its infancy. Study at GFSB indicated that successful implementation of lean manufacturing stems from management support, employee’s commitment, government support and knowledge on lean among employees. Application of lean tools in IKOP Sdn. Bhd. to improve the process cycle efficiency of hand sanitizer, i-Hand 4.0, has shown that the GMP guidelines are not jeopardized. The Kaizen improvement project resulted in 46.3% reduction in lead time. It may be concluded that implementing lean manufacturing in any small local startup pharmaceutical company is beneficial in reducing operational costs and increasing the efficiency and effectiveness and does not conflict with the existing GMP guidelines.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Wan Ibrahim, Wan Mohd Khairi Abdul Rahman, Mohamed Abu Bakar, Mohd Rushdi
author_facet	Wan Ibrahim, Wan Mohd Khairi Abdul Rahman, Mohamed Abu Bakar, Mohd Rushdi
author_sort	Wan Ibrahim, Wan Mohd Khairi
title	Implementing lean manufacturing in Malaysian small and medium startup pharmaceutical company
title_short	Implementing lean manufacturing in Malaysian small and medium startup pharmaceutical company
title_full	Implementing lean manufacturing in Malaysian small and medium startup pharmaceutical company
title_fullStr	Implementing lean manufacturing in Malaysian small and medium startup pharmaceutical company
title_full_unstemmed	Implementing lean manufacturing in Malaysian small and medium startup pharmaceutical company
title_sort	implementing lean manufacturing in malaysian small and medium startup pharmaceutical company
publisher	IOP Publishing
publishDate	2017
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Implementing lean manufacturing in Malaysian small and medium startup pharmaceutical company

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