IMPLANTAÇÃO DE FERRAMENTAS LOGÍSITICAS NA OPERAÇÃO DE SEPARAÇÃO DE CAIXAS DE UMA EMPRESA DO PORTO SECO DO SUL DE MINAS

Abstract

This article was concerned with describing the process of implementing the Gemba Kaizen as a proposal to promote continuous improvement in the process of separating materials (boxes) of a logistics company located in a reference city in the south of Minas Gerais – specifically, in a distribution center (box sorting company) in Porto Seco do Sul de Minas. The exploratorydescriptive methodology was adopted, carried out through a single case study, supported by participatory observation as a complementary research resource. We started from the problem situation that sees the excess of seedlings coming from the super processing in the distribution center. To implement this tool (Gemba Kaizen), the 5S program/philosophy was used as one of the pillars, and a form was designed to monitor the process as one of the research instruments. The case study was carried out over a 12-month period, from January to December 2020, from sequential moments: detection of the problem situation, situation and demand for the application of Gemba Kaizen, based on the principles of Philosophy of 5S in the box separation operation; the implementation of the tool itself and observation of its functioning in the period; the evaluation of productive data through the implementation of the methodology. It was concluded that the implementation of the Gemba Kaizen methodology, by applying a form based on the 5S philosophy in the logistics segment, contributed to the maintenance of the company in the competitive market, reducing the number of employees and the execution time of the material separation process , eliminating its seedlings without losing the quality standard of its production process and, mainly, increasing the productivity of the referred company.