Estabilização de um processo por meio da metodologia do pensamento enxuto com foco em saúde, segurança e produtividade numa oficina de manutenção de vagões

Abstract

Brazil is part of a large exporter of commodities in the world. Almost 50% of Brazilian exports are concentrated in six products (iron ore, crude oil, soybeans, coffee, meat and sugar) and these products need to be transported between long regions from the place of production to the place of distribution or commercialization. Among these six products, iron ore accounts for a large share of the country's economy. Considering that this product has low added value, large volume and transported over great distances, the best way is that the transport is carried out by rail or river modalities, which allows a great reduction in costs, making the product more competitive. It is a fact that the more you need to transport, the more you must have railways and railcars for transportation. And for this is necessary a wagon availability that meets the demands of the market. In this way, it becomes a great challenge in the maintenance processes, allying productivity with health and safety. Many confuse and fail to realize the great productive force that is generated by the union of these two pillars. The central focus of this study is the stabilization of the wagon maintenance process, through lean thinking methodology focused on health, safety and productivity