Proposta de melhoria no processo produtivo de uma indústria de confecção de médio porte com base em uma abordagem Lean

Abstract

Amid the current competitive atmosphere and aiming to remain contemporary in tight market, companies are looking increasingly to reduce their waste and to improve its processes achieving customer satisfaction. Thus, the demand for the implementation of Lean Manufacturing tools in organizations is most frequent. The Toyota Production System was created with the purpose of reducing waste and keeps the company in the competitive market. It was in this context that the tools and methodologies of the system were created. The Value Stream Mapping is a tool used to propose improvements to the process, it exposes the situation of current process flow and proposes a future lean flow, minimizing the waste incurred throughout the process. This paper presents a case study conducted in a company, the business of making men's clothing, which use Value Stream Mapping (VSM) tool to improve the manufacturing process and suggest improvements based in the lean manufacturing First, was created a literature review on the Toyota Production System and the tool of Value Stream Mapping. Subsequently, it was exposed the application steps of VSM as well as was drawing the current and the future state. The case study provided an action plan that proposes significant improvements in the production process of the company, targeting a significant increase in productivity and reducing waste. Although the shares are still in the implementation phase, it is possible to observe changes that lead to a significant improvement in the dynamics of the production process of the company.