Application of Lean Manufacturing and its effect on the productivity of a brick company in Peru (#545)
Read ArticleDate of Conference
July 19-21, 2023
Published In
"Leadership in Education and Innovation in Engineering in the Framework of Global Transformations: Integration and Alliances for Integral Development"
Location of Conference
Buenos Aires
Authors
Raúl Alberto, Campos Alva
Carolyn Michelle, Chilón Quispe
Cruz Salinas, Luis Edgardo
Carla Mercy, Flores Sánchez
Abstract
In the present investigation it was possible to demonstrate the relevance of applying Lean Manufacturing in an industrial brick company. The main objective was to determine the effect of the application of Lean Manufacturing on the productivity of a brick company. The type of study was applied, pre-experimental design, with a quantitative approach and an explanatory level. Tools such as the VSM, the 5s and the Kaizen were applied. The population was made up of productivity records in weeks for 6 months: from May to July and from October to December 2022, the sample was the same as the population, the techniques used to collect the information were observation and analysis. documentary analysis. It was concluded that the application of Lean Manufacturing increased productivity by 17% compared to the initial state. The Wilcoxon test was applied, having a significance level of 0.002, which allowed the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis.