Reduction in Waste of Raw Material Generation N and D of the Manufacturing Processes in a Medical Device Industry
Zusammenfassung
This article discusses how the industry
of Medical Devices handles the reduction of waste in
manufacturing processes. Companies have money
losses, that can be reduce with an optimization of the
manufacturing processes. Steps to accomplish a
reduction in a waste initiative are: educate 100% of
the employees to raise awareness of the significance
of Waste, align the processes of dispatch in the
manufacturing area, train coworkers to create
awareness of the impact on the loss of material and
reduce Waste to 33%. To carry out the study, the
technique of DMAIC was implemented. In the end,
the project was obtained from the support of the
plant personnel, working together to mitigate the
company’s culture, make changes in the flowchart to
improve dispatch processes, train staff to monitor
the magnitude that has the report of lost material to
identify areas of opportunity and meet the goals set
by the company.
Key Terms - DMAIC, Lean Manufacturing,
Six Sigma, Waste in the Raw Material.