Use of Lean Manufacturing tools to improve warehouse management of an industrial maintenance company

Abstract

The general objective of the research was to apply the Lean Manufacturing tools to improve warehouse management. The methodology used was of the applied type, quantitative approach, and pre-experimental design. In the results it was determined that the main ones that generate poor warehouse management are the unestablished logistics methodology; they do not place orders on time; disorder in various areas; they do not record the inputs and outputs of inputs and lack of training; It was determined that the efficiency in receiving orders, days on hand and picking initially came out 0.55 units / man hour, 11.1% and 6.3% respectively; For this, a logistic procedure was established from the purchase order to the delivery of the internal client, an evaluation was carried out for suppliers and the purchases of materials were forecast, the 5S methodology was applied, training was carried out for operating personnel and a design was made. a kardex inventory system. As a conclusion, it was found that the efficiency dimension in receiving orders increased by 0.63 units/man hour; the days on hand dimension decreased by 8.1% and the picking dimension decreased by 4.3%, thus validating the alternative research hypothesis.