Implementação de sistema kanban no estoque de matéria-prima de uma linha de extrusão de limpador de parabrisa

Abstract

An appropriate stock management of a company is a production cost reduction method with more difficulties to reach adequate results, due to dependence of a quantity of variables without company’s control (e.g. delivery time to obtain raw materials from a provider). Thereby, using windshield cleaner company data, achieved an improvement method of management to enhance productivity and profits, with a lean manufactory. Kanban method was implemented to control the company raw materials, using concepts of 5S to evaluate raw material volume existent at stock, thereby, it was calculated the consumption values in the month to adjust critical stocks and production order point. The results were estimated and evaluated. The productivity was checked after implementation of this stock organizational method and proved that these methods provide improvements on this kind of process.