O impacto da implantação de ferramentas lean em uma linha de montagem de uma indústria de bolsas térmicas

Abstract

Due to globalization, the speed of change and the fierce competitiveness, many organizations are increasingly looking for tools to help them adapt to change and meet their customers' needs. Because of this market-imposed condition, many manufacturing industries have sought to implement the lean manufacturing system. This real case study relates to efficiency and productivity in a small industry in the Apparel & Artifacts segment the implementation of lean manufacturing principles. In the beginning the Value Stream Mapping tool was applied in order to separate what adds and does not add value to the business, several improvement factors were identified in the process, current state map, leading to the design of a future state map showing among other opportunities, the need for a robust 5S program and continuous flow with more synchronized standards and processes, leading to reduced lead time and more uniform products. Performance indicators were used to validate the effectiveness of the tools and it was possible to identify significant improvements of the company in terms of productivity and adherence to best practices found in the literature.