Propuesta de un plan de mejora en el proceso de producción de la industria gráfica Grafitext Cia.Ltda.

Abstract

The proposal of an improvement plan for the production process of Graphic Industry Grafitext Cía.Ltda describes the strategies to be implemented to solve the existing problems in the production process. The objective is to create a corporate culture of continuous improvement using the Lean Manufacturing tool to counteract the identified bottlenecks such as waste, reprocesses, unproductive times and thus achieve process efficiency, optimization of resources and reduction of production costs. The research was developed qualitatively and quantitatively, due to the fact that the facts and qualities obtained during the interview and the elaboration of the survey applied to the operative personnel were analyzed, which helped to identify the deficiencies of the production process for both the press and finished products areas. With the information collected, the MEFE and MEFI arrays, the Ishikawa diagram and the traffic light system were prepared. These tools made it possible to determine the problems that have a negative impact on production in the two areas, where it was possible to clearly identify the poor condition of the machinery, waste, reprocesses due to lack of control, unproductive times, among others, and for this reason a proposal is presented that proposes a planning and coordination of the productive process. The proposal includes the use of the Lean Manufacturing methodology and its tools 5S, Just in Time, Kaizen, TPM, as a measure to counteract the problems in the areas of presses and finished products, and to propose strategies to provide reliable and timely information within the production planning.