MELHORIAS NO PROCESSO INDUSTRIAL UTILIZANDO CONCEITOS DE LEAN MANUFACTURING: relato de experiência em uma empresa do setor automobilístico

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to analyze the importance of tools related to lean manufacturing in managing a production process as a competitive advantage for organizations because lean processes can be the solution for companies to gain competitiveness, internalizing processes more efficiently. It is a new trend, which seeks to have support in Lean Manufacturing that is a management methodology focused on cutting waste, where it has gained through the quality of products and services. Thus, the new trends for management processes shown to be necessary for increased competitive advantage. This article presents, through literature review and a case study of a company in the automotive sector, a discussion of the importance of efficient management of manufacturing processes. Through this study, we analyze and better understand the concepts related to the lean production mean that organizations can improve the management of their production processes achieving a reduction in the time between order and delivery, with a more flexible production with higher quality at a lower cost.