Aplicação da Metodologia Enxuta em uma empresa dos ramos da saúde, alimentos e farmacêuticos

Translated title of the contribution: Application of the Lean Methodology in a company from the pharmaceutical and food industry

Juliana Sagawa*, Juliane Souza, Lucas Araujo, Melissa Marques-McEwan, Walter Nogueira

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Abstract

The main goal of Lean Manufacturing is the reduction of waste and consequently the improvement of manufacturing efficiency and quality. This paper presents a case study in a company from the pharmaceutical, health and food industry. The value stream was mapped, aiming to identify waste and the possible ways of reducing it, according to the lean principles. Among the proposed solutions is the implementation of Kanban cards and the implementation of a panel for stock control and production leveling (heijunka). A 70% reduction of the total lead time was estimated as a potential result (from 71 to 19 days). The proposed improvements sought to provide a balance given the trade-off between more flexible production with smaller batches, and the lower total set up time of larger batches.
Translated title of the contributionApplication of the Lean Methodology in a company from the pharmaceutical and food industry
Original languagePortuguese
Article number1432
JournalRevista Gestão da Produção, Operações e Sistemas
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2016

Keywords

  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Value Stream Map
  • Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Food Industry

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