APLICAÇÃO DE FERRAMENTAS DO LEAN MANUFACTURING EM UM PROCESSO DE SMT: ESTUDO DE CASO

Abstract

Many organizations have looked for increasing their competitiveness by reducing costs. One of the most used strategies nowadays to reduce waste in production processes and consequently increase added value is the Lean Production System (LPS) application, also known as lean manufacturing. The objective of this study is to show the benefits of some lean tools applications in a Surface Mount Technology (SMT) process in an electro-electronic industry at Manaus Industrial Pole (PIM). The case study methodology was used, oriented by the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) tool. After performing the lean events, the main result was achieved: an increase in the lean maturity index in the process, from 25.20% (stone phase) to 81.80% (gold phase).