Lean manufacturing: a case of the factors influencing the failure in the introduction in an automotive industry

Currently, in a globalized economy, survival organizations depends on their ability and flexibility to innovate and make improvements in their processes, products and services. As a result, organizations are increasingly seeking management tools for greater competitiveness through quality and productivity. This paper aims to describe, using a case study of the application of interviews, the factors that led an auto parts industry, located in Sul de Minas Gerais - Brazil, the failure in the implementation of Lean Manufacturing system and may contribute to that other companies do not have the same decisions and paths for change