Standardization and optimization of an automotive components production line

Supported by the concepts and definitions of Standard Work methodology, which underpins Lean Thinking philosophy and Kaizen, the study described in this article was developed at a company in the automotive sector, more specifically directed at a production line manufacturing components for air-conditioning systems. The main objectives were to standardize operations, decrease or eliminate the number of activities those are not generating added-value, enhance productivity and associate continuous improvement actions to the processes at hand in order to eliminate waste. After the implementation of a few simple changes - the standardization of operations, adjustments and allocations of workstations – one was able to tailor the production objectives and cycle times to the line’s capacity. The productivity and efficiency of both machines and workers was also increased. Due to the elimination of waste and generation of value, from the customer’s perspective, one was able to raise the OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) general average by 16%, from 70% to 86%.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Implementing autonomous maintenance in an automotive components manufacturer

The automotive sector constitutes one of the most demanding activities in the global market, since it requires a constant increase in productivity, both in the automobile industry as well as in the companies whose manufacture its components. This sector is currently set within an economic framework where there is a relentless search for costs reduction and an increase in productivity with minimal investment. In order to meet these requirements, companies have sought to optimise their products and processes to ensure higher profits. This study was developed with the purpose of enhancing procedures in the maintenance sector regarding a company which supplies air-conditioning tubes to the automotive sector. The main objective was to increase its machines and equipment availability through the implementation of autonomous maintenance. Due to the undertaken improvements, there was a 10% increase in the monthly indicator of equipment availability on line AA3 at the company where the study was carried out. This, in turn, resulted in an increase of 8% in OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) during the same time period, which was chiefly due to a reduction both in machine breakdown rates, as well as in the MTTR (Mean Time To Repair) on the same line.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Efeito do nível de trigo na dieta, do percentual de grãos germinados e da forma física da ração sobre o desempenho de frangos de corte.

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Optimization of the cold profiling process through SMED

In a more and more competitive and industrialized market, it is essential that companies realize that the way forward must go through the optimization of their production processes, reducing the costs and increasing product quality. Nowadays it’s necessary to adopt innovative management models that can provide increased productivity at minimal costs, such as the Lean thinking. The metalworking industry is integrated into one of the most competitive existing markets in Portugal. Given this, it’s fundamental to reduce the waste in all sectors of the production process, using the good Lean principles and practices, such as the Single Minute Exchange of Die, also known as SMED methodology. This paper presents a project of implementing the SMED methodology in the cold profiling process, in a population of five different profiling machines. The results of the SMED implementation show an average OEE improvement of 10,8%.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Efeito do nível de trigo na dieta, percentual de grãos germinados e a forma física da ração sobre o desempenho de frangos de corte.

Prêmio Lamas'98

A pesquisa participante na formação didático-pedagógica de professores de enfermagem La investigación participativa em la formación didáctico-pedagógica de professores de enfermería Participant-research in the didatic-pedagogical formation of faculty nurses

Neste relato a Pesquisa Participante é o referencial metodológico impulsionador para o trabalho coletivo empreendido por um grupo de enfermeiras-professoras da disciplina de Fundamentos de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Das discussões provenientes do processo participativo, que foram alicerçadas no referencial teórico da Pedagogia Histórico-Crítica, selecionou-se as concepções e práticas pedagógicas mais relevantes, através da apresentação e discussão das categorias Objetivos, Conteúdos, Metodologia e Avaliação. Concluiu-se que as reflexões produzidas no e com o grupo participante sobre os aspectos pedagógicos repercutiram na concepção e no fazer das docentes envolvidas e que o processo coletivo deve ser contínuo para o aperfeiçoamento pedagógico destes profissionais, agentes educativos preocupados com a formação de futuros enfermeiros críticos e transformadores da realidade.<br>En este relato la Investigación Participativa es la referencia metodológica impulsora para el trabajo colectivo emprendido por un grupo de enfermeras-profesoras de la asignatura de Fundamentos de Enfermería de la Universidad Estadual de Londrina. De las discusiones provenientes del proceso participativo, que se basaron en la referencia teórica de la Pedagogía Histórico-Crítica, se seleccionaron los conceptos y prácticas pedagógicas más importantes, a través de la presentación y discusión de las categorías Objetivos, Contenidos, Metodología y Evaluación, se llegó a concluir que las reflexiones producidas, en y con el grupo participante sobre los aspectos pedagógicos, repercutieron en la concepción y en el quehacer de las docentes comprometidas y que el proceso colectivo debe ser continuo para poder capacitar pedagógicamente estas profesionales, los agentes educacionales preocupados con la formación de futuros enfermeros críticos y transformadores de la realidad.<br>Through the participant-research framework, this collective study was carried out by a group of faculty nurses responsible for the course of Nursing Fundamentals at Londrina State University. Considering the discussion that emerged from the participative process and based on the Historical-Critical Pedagogy, the most relevant concepts and pedagogic practices were selected, through the presentation and discussion of the following categories: Goals, Contents, Methodology and Evaluation. Authors concluded that the reflections emerged by and with the group about pedagogic aspects effected the performance of the involved faculty as well as that the collective process must be continuous in order to support the pedagogic development of these professionals, who are educational agents concerned with the improvement of nurses' formation