Sistema de producción de Lean Manufacturing para la Empresa INDUPALETS, de la ciudad de Riobamba, provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

The INDUPALETS company, as part of a change in business philosophy, adopted manufacturing strategies, to which companies are joining to improve their competitive position and an increase in business productivity. During the development of this project the design of a production system is presented knowing that the company lacks a method that helps the use of its installed capacity and through Lean Manufacturing that is considered as support for the management and planning of operations Through the implementation of its tools, a change in the development and ideology of the company can be achieved. In the project we can observe by means of the creation of flowcharts which fulfill the function of showing the step-by-step procedure that must be carried out at the time of product manufacturing, as well as the elaboration of time and movement control each activity through the implementation of formulas in order to identify the standard time it takes to prepare the pallet, in the end it is complemented with a process diagram which summarizes the entire process outlined. It also shows through the 5S tool in which there are 5 phases that allow to create and maintain order and cleanliness inside the manufacturing plant, in order to achieve a more organized and safe environment that allows to reduce waste, spaces and search times considered as unnecessary. The main objective is to achieve the most efficient operation of both personnel in their areas of work and machinery.