IMPLEMENTATION OF A LEAN PRODUCTION COMPONENTS SUPERMARKET IN AN AUTOPARTS INDUSTRY – CASE STUDY
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 9
Abstract
Markets competition is fierce and has been intensified in the last two decades. Several factors contribute to this fact, such as: intensive use of information technology, scarcity and difficulty of capital access, market maturity, and globalization. In this scenario, the manufacturing becomes powerful weapon, and source of competitive valuable advantage. Therefore, companies must maximize their productive resources, the acquisition of inputs, integrate logistics, and enhance the acceptability of products and value-added services, which are becoming less differentiated. The principles and techniques of lean production are important strategic tools for this purpose, since it focuses on inefficiencies elimination. This paper presents a case study of the implementation of a supermaket of semi-finished components, in a production of auto parts industry. This deployment has yielded significant gains in agility, waste reduction, inventory decrease, and final product quality improvement. Due to this project success, the concept will be expanded to other plant production areas.
Authors and Affiliations
Antoniolli, Pedro Domingos| UNIMEP – prdanton@unimep.br
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