Aplicação de ferramentas lean manufacturing em indústria de médio porte para cumprir a data contratual de projetos

Abstract

This article has as main objective to demonstrate how the application of Lean Manufacturing tools can assist medium-sized companies in the delivery of projects within the contractual term. It is an exploratory research with bibliographical and documentary sources. The content is presented in a case of study context conducted at a Bahian company that manufactures products used in offshore oil exploration. As secondary objectives of the text the motivations that led to the search for Lean Manufacturing tools as a method for management change is identified and also how this affected internal communication and other indicators within the company. There are included concepts of Lean Manufacturig highlighting the meaning of value and waste, and later the main tools used by the company in this study, such as Gemba, Just-in-time and Poka-yoke. The structure of the article is composed by the introduction, theoretical reference, the methodology used, data analysis and at the end the conclusion. The factory scenario between 2013 and 2018 is exposed through the advance of on-time delivery indicators, payment of fines, inventory of raw material and non-compliance. The results obtained in the last 3 years before using the Lean Manufacturing tools are compared with the results of the 3 years after. The conclusion of the article addresses the importance of the Lean for sustainability of small and medium enterprises and summarizes the gains obtained by the company in this study.