Browsing Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems by Author "Ferreira, Joao C. E."
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Application of lean manufacturing concepts and value stream mapping to a company that manufactures engineering to order road transportation products
Breitenbach, Fernanda A.; Ferreira, Joao C. E. (Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)In the current economic scenario, it is an increasing trend companies seeking to adapt their production systems to meet the new market demands, and at the same time to increase efficiency in their processes. Among the ... -
Value stream mapping and discrete event simulation applied to reduce waste in a company that manufactures a family of automotive parts
Silva, Tatiany M. da; Ferreira, Joao C. E. (Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Lean manufacturing seeks consistent and complete elimination of waste in order to optimize resources. However, the elimination of such waste in most cases is done through of trial and error, which usually entails more costs ...