Implementação de técnicas da manufatura enxuta no setor de manutenção de utilidades de uma indústria têxtil

Abstract

In a increasingly competitive and globalized world, where the consumer market can access products from anywhere, companies need competitive differentials to survive. In this context, industries have been more and more concerned with the maintenance area, because it stands out as a strategic issue in preserving its assets and increasing the quality and quantity of what is offered to customers. The author of this work was a mechanical engineering trainee at a textile company, where he could collaborate with several improvements in the utility sector of the factory which is responsible for maintaining the air conditioning and compressed air systems. The improvements that were presented at this work came after a change in the supervisor sector position, where the new professional is a production engineer and applied 5 lean manufacturing techniques (5S program, total productive maintenance, standardized work, kanban board and visual management). Thus, the present study aims to describe how, when well applied, lean manufacturing techniques increase employees productivity and reduce processes wastes. The Implemented improvements eliminated unnecessary movement, storage, and procedure losses. The improvements implemented also reduced losses from production line defects and losses from hydraulic pump shutdowns.