The Role of Lean Maintenance in Improving Productivity: An Analytical Study of A Sample of Employees in Abu Ghraib Dairy Factories

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the relationship and effects of lean maintenance, which is defined as (self-maintenance, continuous improvement, overall equipment effectiveness, the five maintenance practices, and automation system with a human touch). and increasing productivity as demonstrated by (materials, measurement, machinery, personnel, and procedures). The problem of the research lies in the lack of familiarity with lean maintenance practices in the factories that are the research sample and the lack of clarity of the role that lean maintenance plays in improving productivity. In order to determine which approaches are most crucial for increasing productivity at the General Company for Dairy Products / Abu Ghraib and satisfying client demands and preferences. A questionnaire with forty items was sent to a sample of two hundred personnel in the researched organization who were in charge of departments, production units, maintenance staff, and engineering departments in order to gather data. The results were obtained by applying the descriptive analytical approach, which helped to accomplish the goals of the study. Numerous statistical techniques were used to test the main and supporting hypotheses. The study came to a number of conclusions, the most significant of which is that there is an influence and correlation between the dependent variable (productivity improvement) and the independent variable (lean maintenance). The researcher offered a number of suggestions that helped the investigated company become more productive.