Metodologia lean manufacturing en la industria textil

Abstract

The Lean Manufacturing (LM) philosophy, also considered as lean manufacturing or agile manufacturing, which in turn, is called World Class Manufacturing or Toyota Production System; is a tool with which the processes and productive actions that are developed in the companies are perfected. For this reason, this research paper explains how companies in the textile sector in Colombia have problems and deficiencies in the development of their production chain, so it is necessary to develop an exhaustive study on the impact that this methodology has when implementing tools and resources that make up the Lean manufacturing (LM) philosophy. At the same time, it is sought to determine if this management contributes assertively in improving their productivity, competitiveness, quality; factors with which they want to stay in the business environment at local, regional or international level. The implementation of these tools focuses on effective and efficient manufacturing processes, seeking to minimize the amount of waste and thus contributing to the reduction of production defects, loss of raw materials and money. To this end, a series of examples of business cases are presented, showing how LM tools contribute to the effective development of production processes in the Colombian textile sector, highlighting the positive aspects of the application of this methodology.