Logistics Business: Kanban Implementation in an Automotive Components Industry

The paper deals with a Kanban implementation in an automotive components industry located in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, by applying the concept of Kanban tool in the search for cost and time savings, decreasing order parts variability and improving the organization of local inventory racks and production modules. The implementation of the proposal occurred as a purpose to innovate and organize the local stock and supplies, due to anomalies, randomness occurred during the search process of finished products. We used the company ERP software to extract reports of monthly production schedules. The research’s conclusion showed that in the adjustment process of racks these results were visible through an eight days parts calls economy, leading to significant cost savings with supply carriers and timing in the production line. With the new system and industrial
scenario adopted it was possible to provide suitable places for storage of these items, linked to withdrawal orders by storing them first into the green markings and next into the yellow markings.

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Kanban implementation, logistics business, automotive components industry