A utilização do kaizen na recuperação de água em uma empresa produtora de extrato de levedura

Abstract

Due to the great industrial, technological and competitive advancement resulting from the incessant pursuit of increased productivity, companies are increasingly adhering to systems that ensure product quality, customer satisfaction, equipment availability and waste reduction methodologies, in order to promote continuous improvement of the system. This paper describes the applicability of the development and implementation of the Kaizen methodology as a way to achieve system improvement and cultural change within the company. The methodology used for the development of this research was a case study of the seal cooling water recovery from centrifugal pumps from a yeast extract producing company. The company used ideas from employees and own resources, where the results pointed beyond an improvement in the system, a greater motivation for the search for improvement opportunities, in which aroused the critical sense of those involved.