Proposta de melhorias através da aplicação de conceitos do lean manufacturing e simulação em uma indústria de celulose e papel

Abstract

The evolution of technology and the development of production systems over the years increasingly reinforce the need to seek to reduce and eliminate waste resulting from the production process. Considering the Pulp and Paper industries which work in the continuous system by batches, is possible to verify that this sector still has been explored superficially the lean philosophy, due the difficulties with implementations. Considering this scenario the main objective is to propose improvements using lean manufacturing concepts that can optimize a production line mainly by reducing waste in the company under study, a Brazilian Pulp and Paper industry which the main plant is located in Telêmaco Borba - PR. In reason of this, was necessary a deepen knowledge and understanding of the techniques and tools used in lean manufacturing in order to identify and seek the production line improvement in the company. Were obtained excellent results in terms of lean metrics, process flow and operational gains that have proven the effectiveness of the proposed methodology and reinforce the application flexibility of lean thinking.