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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
This paper presents a hands-on simulation approach developed in a Curricular Unit of the 5th year of the Industrial Management and Engineering (IME) Integrated Master degree of University of Minho. The students, working in teams, were invited to prepare a potential training session to instruct operators in a work environment about cell operating modes (specific thematic in the Curricular Unit contents, defined ...
This paper presents a work undertaken in a metal structures production system in a company producing several assorted products for the civil construction. The work aim was to improve the production process, solving several productive problems encountered in the production system, such as: deliveries delays, long lead times, too many material handling, high stocks, errors and defects in metal structures assembly...
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