KANBAN: estudo de caso em indústria de confecção

Abstract

This work consists in a case study performed in a confectionery industry, where the Kanban’s system was applied throughout the production process, to show the advantages of applying the system in this type of industry. The following analysis is due to the various production processes present in the manufacture of suits and pants, from manual processes where great attention is required, to processes where machines are used for the production. Combining a large process difference between some sectors of the company without a service distribution system, the production may have a considerable loss in efficiency, reducing the company profits. The proposed approach is necessary to improve the production of a manufacturing industry, reducing the amount of raw material stock between sectors, improving the employee's rhythm of production, eliminating unnecessary processes, reducing costs and increasing the product's quality. This monograph aims to demonstrate how the Kanban’s system can improve the productivity of the confectionery industry by exposing the advantages of running the Kanban’s system. The study is based in the bibliographic review, published articles and specialized magazines in the Kanban’s System and the Toyota’s system of production, followed by a case study referring to a field research based on the data generated through the changes that the company suffered to fit the Kanban’s system and observing the operation of the current process. After executing the whole project, it was concluded that the system's implementation was satisfactory, because through it a considerable increase in productivity was achieved, reducing the losses between sectors.