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Implementation of Lean Manufacturing to Increase Productivity in the Manufacture of Kitchen Sinks in a Metal-Mechanical Company

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Abstract

The application of the lean manufacturing strategy aims to reduce waste and increase the productivity of the organization in which it is applied; however, in Peru many companies in the metal-mechanical industry do not know how to implement it. The objective of the research is the application of lean manufacturing tools to increase productivity in the manufacturing of washing machines. We implemented 5S to reduce time and route waste, Kanban to standardize production based on demand and lead time, as well as the use of MRPII for its execution. In addition, it was complemented with the Jidoka philosophy to eliminate defective products. The study was carried out in a SMEs company of the metal-mechanic sector that after performing the diagnosis using VSM, productivity (0.1858 washers/H-H), defective products (9.06%) and delivery time compliance (64.67%) of stainless teel washers were identified as the main problems. The imputs found in the data collection were low delivery reliability, high defective rate and low productivity. After the application of Kanban, 5S and Jidoka, an improvement was obtained in the percentage of washers delivered on time to 100% of the orders, a reduction in the percentage of defective products to 3.23%, and an increase in productivity of 5.02%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMoving Integrated Product Development to Service Clouds in the Global Economy - Proceedings of the 21st ISPE Inc. International Conference on Concurrent Engineering, CE 2014
EditorsLoon-Ching Tang
PublisherIOS Press BV
Pages670-679
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781643684086
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Jul 2023
Event10th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications, ICIEA 2023 - Phuket, Thailand
Duration: 4 Apr 20236 Apr 2023

Publication series

NameAdvances in Transdisciplinary Engineering
Volume35
ISSN (Print)2352-751X
ISSN (Electronic)2352-7528

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications, ICIEA 2023
Country/TerritoryThailand
CityPhuket
Period4/04/236/04/23

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