Manufactura esbelta en el proceso de extrusión de alimentos para mascotas de la empresa Bioalimentar Cía. Ltda.

Abstract

The lean manufacturing allows companies to maintain the quality of their products in a constant improvement, thanks to different tools applied that permit the increase of productivity and efficiency of both, processes and products offered. So, as it is a very important application within manufacturing companies, BIOALIMENTAR CÍA. LTDA. has considered the application of continuous improvement proposals based on lean manufacturing tools to reduce processing times and production failures. For the presentation of the improvement proposals, the current situation of the company was necessary to recognize through an ABC of the most sold products, the brand Mambo Adult of 30 kg was the product that has the highest representation within the extrusion line. A time study was carried out based on this product to determine the work methods to make this product, where a result of 324,44 minutes was obtained to produce a batch of bags of the mentioned product, it was also necessary to identify all the wastes found in the process that helped to build the present VSM. Once this tool was applied, proposals for the elimination of waste were made. Thus, the use of SMED to correct waits, Jidoka and TPM for the elimination of production defects, and the 5'S to control incorrect processing. Finally, a VSM was built based on the proposals and theoretical applications of the tools, where a reduction of 249,42 minutes in manufacturing time was obtained, improving by 23,11 % and avoiding waste. The proposal will ensure the reduction of the time it takes to process the product, furthermore the efficient management of resources and improve the quality of the products, where customers would be more satisfied, consolidating the company as one of the pioneers in the processing of animal feed with greater reliability and efficiency in the country