Abstract

LEON, Gonzalo Emilio; MARULANDA, Natalia  and  GONZALEZ, Henry Helí. SUCCESS KEY FACTORS ON LEAN MANUFACTURING IMPLEMENTATION, AT SOME COMPANIES BASED IN COLOMBIA. Tend. [online]. 2017, vol.18, n.1, pp.85-100. ISSN 0124-8693.  https://doi.org/10.22267/rtend.171801.66.

This research intended to identify in five companies of di"erent sectors of the economy and based in Colombia, which has been the key factors that have allowed to successfully implement tools of Lean Manufacturing. These tools came from Japanese philosophy that aims to do more with less, eliminating all types of waste in materials and resources; by applying di"erent administrative and production tools including among others, continuous improvement. It means waste, all activities that do not add value to the product and for which the customer is not willing to pay. We sought to identify also which have been their main achievements and barriers in this process, from the research of qualitative aspects, through case study methodology. Found that the commitment of the owners and managers, leadership, seen from Lean skills; careful design of indicators and their monitoring and the training in philosophy and operation, are essential when it comes to implementation, it improves aspects as important as productivity and profitability. In some of them the successful implementation allowed to extend its application to their main suppliers.

Keywords : Lean manufacturing; Implementation; Continuous Improvement; Leadership; Lean Training; Owners and management Commitment.

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