IMPLEMENTATION OF LEAN PRODUCTION IN OIL MIXING PLANT AT AL-ZAWIYA REFINERY

Abstract

Lean manufacturing was introduced to the manufacturing industry almost thirty years ago. The essence of the new business model was to eliminate waste using lean tools according to Taichi Ohno's eight categories of waste. Many factories have become more competitive with waste reduction techniques, but some of them have faced, and still face, setbacks. With this research, it is proposed to apply some of the lean tools inside one of the industrial facilities in Libya, represented by the mineral oil blending and filling plant located in the Al-Zawiya refinery. In order to achieve the objectives of the research, appropriate LEAN tools will be applied, namely: 5S, JIT, kanban, visual management, total productive maintenance, and problem-solving.