Title
Development and Application of Kanban and Milk-Run in Production Process of a Metalworking Company
Date Issued
01 December 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Caballero-Barrera A.F.
Valdivia-Castillo J.P.
Alvarez-Merino J.C.
Abstract
Demand variability and high competitiveness in the manufacturing sector have influenced companies to adopt different tools to optimize their inventory control. The Kanban tool offers a reduction of minimum inventory levels and increased production flexibility. This study covers the design, application, and validation of a Kanban control system and a milk-run distribution system in a kitchen manufacturer company in Peru. The main problem faced by the company is the high index of work in progress (WIP) generated by the bottleneck of the productive flow. This is caused mainly by the absence of a flow system that allows control of the production. This problem amounts to a monthly cost of approximately 53,272. In this study, a pilot is implemented in the production line to evaluate the results obtained and, in parallel, a simulation system is designed to evaluate the long-term results. From the results obtained, it can be concluded that the application of the proposed tools will reduce the WIP of each component produced, avoiding overproduction and optimizing costs.
Start page
1250
End page
1254
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería de producción
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85079619026
ISBN
9781728138046
Source
IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Resource of which it is part
IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
ISSN of the container
21573611
ISBN of the container
978-172813804-6
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