Reduction in Waste of Raw Material Generation N and D of the Manufacturing Processes in a Medical Device Industry
Resumen
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.