Identificação de desperdício através do mapeamento de fluxo de valor em uma fábrica de fertilizantes

Abstract

In companies that seek improvement, it is essential to improve their production processes to stand out among market competitors. In this context, the present work was developed in order to identify waste with the Value Stream Mapping (MFV) tool in a fertilizer factory. It is important to identify process steps that enable an improvement, so it is possible to prioritize the steps that bring more losses. Through the elaboration of the current state of the value stream, it will be possible to visualize the entire production flow, from the arrival of the raw material to the delivery of the final product to the customer, it will be possible to collect all the times of each process, observe bottlenecks and the times that do not add value to the customer. The current MFV was prepared and the proposals for improvements were presented to the company, the study offered the company a critical view of the process and made it possible to propose improvements such as, application of kaizen, implementation of 5S, establish standardized process and procedures, implement the TPM methodology and work with ISO certifications. Through the future MFV and its analysis, suggestions and improvement proposals that will bring positive results for the company can be visualized. The study in question will enable the company to work with the Lean manufacturing philosophy in search of continuous improvement. The methodological procedure adopted was the case study, as the study approach is a quantitative and qualitative research, the research will theoretically help with new facts and contribute to the planning of new research or just for study and theoretical understanding.