Aplicação de técnicas e princípios da manufatura enxuta em uma empresa do vestuário: um estudo de caso

Abstract

The high competitiveness of the apparel market has been demanding that the industries in the sector seek to develop strategies that provide competitive advantages. In recent years the search for these advantages has become an even greater need for business survival because of the difficulties of the sector, especially in relation to imported goods. Having the need to use means to improve their processes, lean manufacturing emerged as an effective method for reducing cost by eliminating waste and improving the flexibility of production. The use of these lean practices, that originated in the automotive industry Toyota, has been adapted to various types of processes, providing a range of benefits to industries. Aiming to identify such waste, the case of this study implemented the value stream mapping technique in a clothing industry to generate solutions to the disposal of such waste from the principles of lean manufacturing. Thus we obtained significant results in the reduction of lead time and better use of resources and industrial rearrangement.