Application of Lean methodologies in the reduction of setup times in the pharmaceutical industry

Curado, André

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Application of Lean methodologies in the reduction of setup times in the pharmaceutical industry

2019Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Curado, André
dc.date.accessioned	2019-06-11T10:59:38Z
dc.date.available	2019-06-11T10:59:38Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.description.abstract	Introduction: The strong international competitiveness motivated by globalization with the purpose of reaching an increasingly demanding public, makes cost reduction and quality increase a primary need across all sectors. The generic drug industry where price is the primary weapon in consumer reach is no exception and creates a strong need in the application of Lean methodologies to optimize the production. Objectives: Reduce of changeover times by the application of lean methodologies structured by a proposed model. Methods: This study started with a review of the bibliography of the Lean’s origin and the several methodologies ending with the application of a proposed application model. The implementation was based on a detailed study of the setups resulting in a set of solution proposals dedicated to the main problems applying several lean tools. Results: Reduction of change times by 20% and waiting times by 24.5% within 3 months. Conclusions: The application of Lean methodologies revealed a great utility in the identification of causes and in the creation of solutions. The implementation of this model, although in an initial phase, allowed not only reduction of the times of changes, but also other improvements such as the reduction of the number of waits. However, this application, due to being inserted in the pharmaceutical industry, is limited by some procedures that cannot be changed.	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.29352/mill0208.04.00220	pt_PT
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/5526
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Instituto Politécnico de Viseu	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://revistas.rcaap.pt/millenium/article/view/15235	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Lean	pt_PT
dc.subject	Pharmaceutical Industry	pt_PT
dc.subject	Lean Tools	pt_PT
dc.subject	SMED	pt_PT
dc.title	Application of Lean methodologies in the reduction of setup times in the pharmaceutical industry	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
dspace.entity.type	Publication
oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Viseu	pt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage	52	pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue	8	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	37	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Millenium	pt_PT
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	article	pt_PT