Análise da aplicação do lean manufacturing em uma célula produtiva de uma indústria metalmecânica

Abstract

Seeking for competitiveness and productivity, the corporate world is demanding a high degree of flexibility by making them look for alternatives to improve the management of their processes to survive in the competitive market reducing waste. Many years ago, many companies are mirroring themselves in the Toyota Production System, with a focus on improving their processes, organizational climate and people development. Based on the Lean Manufacturing culture, this work presents a proposal with changes in production in a productive cell of the organization studied. In addition, this work was developed with the purpose of explaining the real benefits of using the Lean Manufacturing concept in industry. Through this will be highlighted the strategies and tools used for the purpose of improving processes in some aspects such as: reduction of movement, stock reduction around 88% and standardization of production. With analysis and simulations made during the study, it was possible to show significant improvements in the proposed production system, such as the increase of productive capacity and elimination of waste, directly impacting the operational cost and the company culture. It was concluded that the adequate use of the Kaizen tool supported in Lean Manufacturing can achieve significant gains.