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Analysis and improvement of production efficiency in a construction machine assembly line

Independent Journal of Management & Production

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Title Analysis and improvement of production efficiency in a construction machine assembly line
 
Creator Xavier, Alidiane
Gonzalez, Murilo de Melo
 
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Internal Logistics, Picking, Assembly Line, Productive Efficiency
 
Description The increased competitiveness in the market encourages the ongoing development of systems and production processes. The aim is to increase production efficiency to production costs and waste be reduced to the extreme, allowing an increased product competitiveness. The objective of this study was to analyze the overall results of implementing a Kaizen philosophy in an automaker of construction machinery, using the methodology of action research, which will be studied in situ the macro production process from receipt of parts into the end of the assembly line , prioritizing the analysis time of shipping and handling. The results show that the continuous improvement activities directly impact the elimination of waste from the assembly process, mainly related to shipping and handling, improving production efficiency by 30% in the studied processes.
 
Publisher Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo
 
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Date 2016-07-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
text/html
 
Identifier http://www.ijmp.jor.br/index.php/ijmp/article/view/453
10.14807/ijmp.v7i5.453
 
Source Independent Journal of Management & Production; Vol 7, No 5 (2016): Independent Journal of Management & Production (Special Edition); 606-626
2236-269X
 
Language eng
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2016 Alidiane Xavier, Murilo de Melo Gonzalez
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