The Application of Dilo (A Day in the Life of) Analysis Method into Lean Kaizen Programme in Working Conditions of Manufacturing Company

Lean principles (value, current value, currents, withdrawal and perfection) have changed the behaviour of the participants in the work processes and created working environment in which the routing operation is performed on the process of labour, the elimination of losses in the process of work, continuous training of employees at all organizational levels in order to achieve shorter delivery times and cost competitive products. In this way, the companies have introduced the Lean concept in response to the activities known as the Japanese term “muda” that consumes resources, rather than creating value. In this article the application of analysis method called DILO (a Day In Life Of) through Lean Kaizen prograame in domestic metalworking company is presented. It is a tool which helps company to identify the non-value added (NVA) activities and time during one working day. The final goal will be to eliminate NVA activities and replace them with VA activities. DILO is a method which maps individual activities, almost minute by minute, and record them in categories.