Proposta de aplicação do Kaizen para redução ou eliminação de atividades não agregadoras de valor

Abstract

In order to be competitive, a company needs to eliminate all kinds of wastes that doesn’t add value to customer. This study was developed with this intention: the elimination of activities that doesn’t add value in the productive process of collect and garbage conditioning company. It was utilized Kaizen event as a tool, which is a simple and effective methodology that involves little financial resources, practical solutions, effort, commitment and creativity. However, it’s still not much used if compared with the benefits that it brings mainly in reduction of lead time. The base of this study it’s composed by understanding the process, mapping the process, checking which activity is considered waste, suggest corrective actions and analyze the impacts of improvements in the process. The methodology used in this research of qualitative and quantitative nature was a descriptive study case, which was utilized unstructured interviews and not participant direct observations. The results found in this study demonstrated that in some cases more than haft of the time spent in the process of garbage collection it’s composed by waiting time, and if the suggested procedure meet the expectation, 50% of wastes that was found will be completely eliminated. The others 50% left, could be reduced by 33%. Nonetheless, it is important to highlight the relevance of commitment and effort put on the work by the team and continue to seek continuous improvements.