Abstract
The identification and measurement of best practices, in Lean Production implementation, followed by the evaluation of its usage level, in the organizations, are the adequate way through the elimination or minimization of waste. However, the lack of a coordinated and structured roadmap, in the Lean Production implementation, may result in poor and disappointing results. In that sense, it is important to identify the steps required to assess the stages of companies toward the Lean Production system. The purpose of this paper is to present a field research carried out within companies of the automotive sector, analyzing the level of Lean Production implementation. The data is collected from Brazilian and Spanish companies. The main groundings of Lean Production are presented, and the analysis of the Lean Production level is conducted by the application of the SAE J4000 standards. The obtained results were evaluated, considering a statistical analysis of the collected data, and, the main findings, can offer to the organizations some outstanding points, regarding the Lean Production best way of implementation. Key words: Lean production assessment, SAE J4000, continuous improvement, operations management.
Highlights
Strategies, aiming at improving competitiveness as well as meeting adequately the attributes and the customers needs, have caused many enterprises to get their production systems adjusted to, by focusing on quality management and continuous improvement of products and processes
It is important to identify the steps required to assess the stages of companies toward the Lean Production system
The purpose of this paper is to present a field research carried out within companies of the automotive sector, analyzing the level of Lean Production implementation
Summary
Strategies, aiming at improving competitiveness as well as meeting adequately the attributes and the customers needs, have caused many enterprises to get their production systems adjusted to, by focusing on quality management and continuous improvement of products and processes. This adjustment, to the new market strategies, by the automobile industry, very often, has taken place by what is called Lean production system.
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