LOGÍSTICA ENXUTA: a abordagem lean no setor de expedição

Abstract

The article discusses the lean logistics process within an animal nutrition company. Lean logistics is a differentiator within companies through waste elimination strategies. Lean logistics aims to reduce waste storage, inventory, distribution, shipping, handling, among others. This paper has the purpose to propose the reduction of waste from defective products caused by wooden pallets in the company's warehouse through the use of plastic pallets, to make the handling and material handling operations in a logistic chain more efficient. This research examined whether the use of lean thinking can provide logistic solutions for waste and waste reduction through an investment proposal to replace wooden pallets with plastic pallets and information throug payback. This purpose is accomplished by collecting wastes in the shipping industry. For the conception of this research, a theoretical review of the concepts of logistics and Lean Manufacturing based on the physical and electronic means was performed. As a conclusion, one realizes the efficiency of lean logistics and the possible benefits from the deployment of plastic pallets and becomes a viable investment, since payback is performed in less than two years.