Proposta de implantação do sistema lean manufacturing em uma metalúrgica

Abstract

The lean manufacturing system is commonly applied in today's manufacturing industry, because in the globalized market it becomes necessary to optimize production processes to face all existing competitiveness. This system proposes reducing the waste a company can have to increase productivity and lower costs, improving profitability and relationships with customers and suppliers. This paper aims to propose the implementation of this system in the production processes of a metallurgical company in the city of Guarapuava - PR. The company visited had its manufacturing stages analyzed in detail, where the points of possible improvements were identified and, on them, the lean manufacturing system was applied. The problems of production of the metallurgical industry underwent an in-depth analysis, looking for solutions, and then, a proposal of implantation was elaborated where the actions were approached to reach the proposed objectives, through suggestions of decentralization of important functions; improvements in the raw material supply sector; ways of maintaining non-wasteful inventory levels; and quality control models in the manufacturing processes, as well as the training of employees.