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Preparation of a textile and clothing company to lean implementation by identif...

This paper intends to identify ergonomic and environmental risks, in the different sectors of the Portuguese Textile and Clothing Industry (TCI). This identification will be used in order to have a better understanding of the risks in each sector of TCI. Knowing these risks, some more focused proposals oriented by a Lean methodology, could be recommended to eliminate them more rapidly. The Lean methodology to i...

The use of lean tools to improve the performance of an elevators company

This paper presents a project developed in an elevators company, in the framework of a master thesis at University of Minho. The main objective of this work was to analyse the production system of one assembly section of the company and to implement some proposals that would improve its performance. This objective was achieved by applying Lean Production tools and techniques namely, 5S, Visual Management and St...

An industrial application of the SMED methodology and other lean production tools

This paper describes the improvement of the setup process of a mechanical press machine in the metal-mechanic area of an elevators company. The work results from a master thesisc project conducted during a period of five months. The Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) methodology and other Lean Production tools (5S, Visual Management and Standard Work) were applied to reduce the setup times observed at the beg...

Refletir no passado preparando o futuro

Devido à crescente preocupação com os fenómenos do abandono e do insucesso escolares, com esta reflexão sobre o meu percurso profissional enquanto professora, pretendo compreender melhor os processos de aprendizagem que conduzem ao sucesso e insucesso dos alunos do Ensino Básico, principalmente na disciplina de matemática. Ao longo destes quinze anos de docência, tenho procurado sempre o sucesso educativo e est...

IEM@ProjectNetworking : bringing first year students closer to professional pra...

First year Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) students have difficulties in establishing a clear picture of their future job as industrial engineers. Moreover, these students usually show a lack of proactivity and entrepreneurship attitude, as well as other transversal competences. To promote these competences among students, a team of teachers created a challenge for them which consisted in identifyin...

Fatores cr??ticos num processo de Aprendizagem Baseada em Projetos : perce????e...

This paper presents the students??? perceptions about the interdisciplinary project implemented in the first year of the Integrated Master???s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) at the University of Minho, Guimar??es, Portugal. This project was supported by four curricular units (UCs): General Chemistry (GC); Calculus (C); Introduction to Industrial Engineering (IIE) and Computer Programming ...

How could the TRIZ tool help continuous improvement efforts of the companies?

Do lean methodologies include ergonomic tools?

This paper presents some methodologies for Lean implementation, highlighting which ergonomic tools are included in these methodologies. In order to achieve this, a review on ergonomic tools used to diagnostic work conditions was necessary. Being Lean Production, a well known work organizational model, widely implemented in all sort of industries and services companies in nowadays, it is important to include erg...

Implementar o modelo de produção Lean na ITV : porquê e como?

O modelo de produção Lean é um modelo de organização da produção focado no cliente e na entrega atempada de produtos eliminando os desperdícios (i.e. atividades que não acrescentam valor ao produto) para, desta forma, reduzir os custos e aumentar a produtividade. Lean Production utiliza ferramentas que vão permitir a melhoria dos processos e dos fluxos de materiais, de informação e de pessoas. Este artigo apres...

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