Link Between Organizational Culture and Integrated CI Tool - TPLM: A Study with Reference to Automotive Axles Ltd., Mysore, India

In the globalized environment, the stability of manufacturing industries depends on proactive and innovative manufacturing capabilities. The manufacturing system performance is highly oriented towards the method of implementing the best CI tools with respect to the type of problems and work scenario. The application of the right tool in a whole-hearted (involvement of all people, all levels, with commitment) manner will improve the performance of the manufacturing to world-class status. This article addresses the integrated CI tool - Total Productive Lean Manufacturing (TPLM). The validation has been carried out in an automotive organization as a real case study. The performance of the organization has been increased after implementing CI tool TPLM.