Aplicação da metodologia PDCA para aumento da eficiência de uma máquina lavadora de garrafas de vidro em uma indústria do ramo de bebidas

Abstract

The adoption of technologies that provide increased productivity, gains in scale and minimization of operating costs, has become an important alternative for the maintenance of processes and services of companies. The present work aimed to apply the PDCA Cycle problem solving methodology in a Glass Bottle Washer machine to increase the efficiency indicator of a beverage bottling line. This is a CaseStudy with a quali-quantitative approach, carried out around the impact of unscheduled stops in the production sector, applying concepts related to planning, execution, verification, and action activities. The information necessary for the development of the applied method was obtained from the notes of production of the filling line, analyzing the root causes of the problem to define an effective action plan that guarantees the reduction in the rate of unscheduled stops at the point impact and increased efficiency in the sector. The study made it possible to show how a problem-solving methodology can impact the productivity rates of a beverage bottlingsector, acting in emerging points of the area. With the application of the PDCA method, it was possible to identify the failure modes of the problem and other gaps not yet analyzed, inserting Lean Manufacturing principles as a production model. Thedevelopment of this study allowed us to present significant results against the proposed goal to increase the efficiency of the operational performance indicator analyzed through the use of tools such as Pareto Diagram, Ishikawa Diagram,Analysis of the 5 Whys, Operational Procedures and Suggestions for Improvement.