Adaptation of the Lean 6S Methodology in an Industrial Environment under Sustainability and Industry 4.0 Criteria

Mariano Jiménez,Tamar Awad,Manuel Domínguez,Mª Del Mar Espinosa,María Romero

doi:10.3390/su132212449

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Abstract

Industry 4.0 paradigms have a positive influence on standard operating procedures, methodologies used in Lean Manufacturing techniques and management models with sustainability criteria. Interdependencies and correlations have been found between Lean systems and Industry 4.0. The Lean principles of avoiding waste and zero defects are related to the cloud and big data paradigms. In a current workplace, there has been an exponential increase in digital information and the need to generate direct commitments to environmental management. This situation forces us to innovate and improve the management methodologies and models used in the industrial environment. The Lean 6S methodology must adapt and respond to new demands. In this work, an update of the Lean 6S methodology is carried out to guarantee increased productivity in the workplace through the organization of industrial resources, both physical and digital. A revision of the implementation procedure is proposed, which includes activities that generate a direct commitment to sustainability and the organization of digital information, through a proposal for an organizational architecture of Industry 4.0 technologies.

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The current productive paradigm is not sustainable because environmental alteration, mostly through global warming and environmental pollution, is closely related to industrial production [1]
Based on the procedure defined for the implementation of Lean 6S [12], in this research it is proposed an adaptation of the methodology, using a revised flow diagram and an iterative process based on the PDCA cycle, to achieve continuous improvement
The workflow review guarantees that, in the workplace, with respect to the resources used, a commitment to improvement is generated and decisions are made in accordance with the environmental management system and the digital information management model implemented

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The current productive paradigm is not sustainable because environmental alteration, mostly through global warming and environmental pollution, is closely related to industrial production [1]. The international standard ISO 14001-2015 [3] establishes on its environmental management objectives how to contribute to sustainable development: “the control or influence on the way in which the organization designs, manufactures, distributes, consumes and carries out the final disposal of products or services, using a life cycle perspective that can prevent environmental impacts from being involuntarily transferred to another point in the life cycle”. It must be noted that on 25 September 2015, world leaders adopted a set of global goals to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for everyone as a part of a new sustainable development agenda. Everyone has to contribute: governments, the private sector and civil society [4]

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