Implementación de herramientas lean manufacturing en el área de postcosecha para el mejoramiento productivo de la Empresa Tabacalera La Meca S.A TABAMESA ubicada en la provincia del Guayas

Abstract

The objective of this technical project was to implement Lean Manufacturing tools in the company Tabacalera “La Meca S.A Tabacamesa” with the aim of improving the productive process of the post-harvest area, to increase productivity. It began with the analysis of the initial situation of the company using the VSM (Value Stream Mapping) tool in all the post-harvest areas, achieving a lead time of 427.9 minutes and an VAA (Value-Added Analysis) index of 64.8%. Furthermore, an initial audit of the 5’S was carried out, obtaining a 44.54 % compliance, which reflects a percentage of inefficiency. The OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) index was also calculated through the indicators, obtaining a value of 63.33% which indicated that it was at an unacceptable level, for this purpose technical sheets of the equipment and operating machinery were created for the application of Total Productive Maintenance. Subsequently, Lean Manufacturing tools were implemented, starting with the application of the 5´S methodology which allowed the organization, normalization and standardization of the procedures in the work stations to be carried out. In addition, TPM was developed based on the pillars of self-service and scheduled maintenance improvements to avoid stoppages, resulting in an Overall Equipment Efficiency of 76.67% considered acceptable. It was concluded that with the calculation of productivity it was evident that in the initial state 4.91 boxes/hour were produced, after the implementation the production was improved to 6.2 boxes/hour. This caused the cost of producing a box to improve from $116.25/box to $114.65/box. It is also recommended to train and motivate workers to consider the 5'S methodology in order to create a habit of daily life in the activities carried out.