Estudo de Caso da Aplicação do Lean Manufacturing no Processo de Fabricação de Indústria Moveleira na Região Metropolitana de Belém

Abstract

This paper aims to demonstrate the applicability of lean manufacturing in a furniture industry in the metropolitan region of Belém, which has several chronic problems related to non-productivity, especially because it is small and family-based. Lean manufacturing, as a production philosophy, combats the waste of people, processes, and products (3P's). This study analyzes its tools and applications in production processes, showing through an established method the problems related to low productivity, waste, their causes, and possible solutions. The results highlight the viability of lean manufacturing, with a 60% reduction in handling waste and a productivity increase of around 40%.