Análise da relação entre os princípios de movimentação e armazenamento e os princípios Lean

Abstract

The construction industry productivity has been severely affected by the lack of investments that promote the improvement of activities related to the processes, such as movement and storage. Researches in this area become necessary, as thee improvements of such subactivities converge to the optimization of the process as a whole. The use of lean philosophy in construction sites has proven to be efficient in achieving this goal. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between lean practice maturity in three construction companies in the city of fortaleza, ceará, and their compliance with a number of principles regarding movement and storage. For that, a check list was applied considering aspects such as transportation and material allocation, movement and well-being of the workers. It was verified that the obtained results point to the existence of a proportionality between the lean practice and the fulfillment of these principles. Compliance with these principles is capable of significantly impact the productivity of the company without necessarily representing large increases in the costs of the enterprise.