Aplicação da metodologia 5S na gestão da manutenção em uma indústria de papel do norte do Paraná

Abstract

Faced with the high competitiveness of the global market, companies work daily to survive the constant changes in production and consumption patterns. In this context, it is considered the need to apply lean management tools in an attempt to improve the products and services offered to the population by companies. The present work applied the 5S methodology in the lubrication room as a proposal to improve maintenance management in a paper industry located in the state of Paraná. Maintenance employees recognized that the implementation of 5S facilitated the performance of their daily activities, as the material they needed was available in the appropriate place, as well as a cleaner work environment. In addition, 5S provided better space optimization, creation of storage standards, creation of scan sheets and periodic audits, as well as procedures to avoid contamination of lubricants. For the study, the action research methodology was used, as it sought to interpret the phenomena studied and their determinants with the effective involvement of the researcher with the group participating in the process under observation.