Propuesta para el mejoramiento productivo mediante la aplicación de la herramienta vsm en una empresa de alimentos balanceados

Abstract

This article presents a methodological proposal for the productive improvement in food companies, mainly in the process of interwoven flour. For this, it was necessary to characterize the production process and logistics flow of the company, which allowed the performance analysis of the activities involved. Subsequently, activities that did not add value in the supply chain were identified through the Value Stream Mapping (VSM) tool and improvement alternatives were proposed in order to eliminate the identified waste. Finally, a future map was created with the improvement alternatives selected according to the impact they generate to the process improvement. According to the information obtained in the Current VSM for the process of interwoven flours, a detailed description was made of the 3 types of waste identified in the value chain, identifying potential improvements in: the addition of minors, the number of forklifts in the crumbling and the stock of special drugs.