Abstract
The increased competitiveness in the market encourages the ongoing development of systems and production processes. The aim is to increase production efficiency to production costs and waste be reduced to the extreme, allowing an increased product competitiveness. The objective of this study was to analyze the overall results of implementing a Kaizen philosophy in an automaker of construction machinery, using the methodology of action research, which will be studied in situ the macro production process from receipt of parts into the end of the assembly line , prioritizing the analysis time of shipping and handling. The results show that the continuous improvement activities directly impact the elimination of waste from the assembly process, mainly related to shipping and handling, improving production efficiency by 30% in the studied processes.
Highlights
The boost of the domestic market on the past years, leveraged by government programs and major sport events, increased the interest in investments of foreign countries in Brazil
Based on what Tompkins (2010) noted, in this work will be studied in loco the macro production process from parts receiving to their final use on the assembly line, prioritizing the handling and transportation time analysis, because it represents 50% from a picking process, relating that is the source that will bring the best results related to the improvement of process efficiency
The main benefit of the subject company of this study was the improved production efficiency of an assembly line, as shown in Figure 4, which obtained an increase of 50% to 85% of productive efficiency during the period of eight months
Summary
The boost of the domestic market on the past years, leveraged by government programs and major sport events, increased the interest in investments of foreign countries in Brazil. In the construction machinery market, the main investments are from Asian origin. Led by China in terms of investment (Table 1), which defines Brazil as a strategic partner, as it has 1.4 billion inhabitants and US $ 2.4 trillion of reserves, having much need for food, oil, iron ore , energy, etc. (Estado de São Paulo - February 11th, 2011). San Heavy Industries U$ 100 Millions China. Liu Gong Machinery U$ 120 Millions XCMG U$ 1 Billion Hyundai Led by China in terms of investment (Table 1), which defines Brazil as a strategic partner, as it has 1.4 billion inhabitants and US $ 2.4 trillion of reserves, having much need for food, oil, iron ore , energy, etc. (Estado de São Paulo - February 11th, 2011).
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