Application of Value Stream Mapping in Mold Copper Coils for Energy Generators

EasyChair Preprint 15413

Abstract

The product development process is becoming increasingly critical to the com-petitiveness of industries due to the growing internationalization of markets and the increase in the diversity and variety of products. Industries are increasingly looking for methods and tools to help locate waste and take action to eliminate it. This article aims to deal with concepts and presentations of the applicability of the VSM (Value Stream Mapping) tool on a production line that produces copper molded coils to order, manufactured for the stators of medium and high voltage hydroelectric power station generators. Using a case study methodology applied in an industry in the southwestern region of Paraná (Brazil), with the tool's com-petence in implementing the principles of lean production in operations, it showed that making maps of the current and future state in the language standardized by the Lean philosophy can be applied in the development process of this product. After analyzing the maps and the spaghetti diagram, it was possible to identify points of waste and operations that do not add value. Among the most important results were better visual management, a 20% reduction in lead time, elimination of bottlenecks, intermediate stocks and optimization of the production process.

Keyphrases: Continuous Improvement, Multicriteria, Operations Strategy, Sustainable Operations, VSM, hydroelectric Generators

@booklet{EasyChair:15413,
  author    = {Marcelo Miguel Peluso and Darcleia Forlin and Edson Pinheiro De Lima and Sergio E Gouvea da Costa},
  title     = {Application of Value Stream Mapping in Mold Copper Coils for Energy Generators},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 15413},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2024}}