Utilização da filosofia da mentalidade enxuta em uma indústria de móveis sob medida

Abstract

This work aims to analyze the use of the philosophy of lean mentality in a tailored furniture industry in Santana do Livramento - RS. The theoretical background discusses the definition of lean production and its main techniques. For that, the narrative method is used, based on data collected through semi-structured interview and observation. The production process of custom furniture was divided into three processes: the pre-fabrication process, the manufacturing process, and the postfabrication process. Only the Total Productive Maintenance, waste minimization, standard operation, and source inspection subsystems were applied. Most of the processes do not go against the literature on philosophy of lean mentality and happen empirically, according to the sensitivity and experience of the production manager. It is up to the company to explore modern techniques of lean production, in order to increase productivity and organizational efficiency.