Case study: Analysis and application of lean manufacturing in a cake mix production line
Keywords:
Lean manufacturing, Production, Cake mixes.Abstract
Lean Manufacturing, the literal translation of the quality tool Lean Manufacturing, is suitable for a wide variety of industries, and can be widely applied in the food industry, which has increased demands due to the growing population. With the expansion of the brand market, there is an urgent need to apply effective methodologies in the company. One of these methodologies is Lean Manufacturing, a management system focused on reducing waste and improving quality. Its central objective is to deliver maximum value with the least amount of resources possible, using tools that are applied according to the needs of the industry. Among the most commonly used tools are: Method and Time Studies, SMED, 5'S, Kanban, Flow Mapping, Poke-Yoke, Kaizen and Set-Up, Brainstorming, among others. The term brainstorming means a storming of ideas, which consists of forming a group of people who have knowledge of the subject to be addressed, which can help to discover solutions to a problem (Pauling, 1960; Soares and Brito, 2008).
