IMPLANTATION OF THE PULL PRODUCTION SYSTEM IN A COMPANY OF MANUFACTURE OF PAINTS AND VARNISHES

Copyright ©2016 by authors and Institute of Technology Galileo of Amazon (ITEGAM). This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ABSTRACT There are many companies that seek to implement the Japanese management philosophy, known as lean manufacturing, and its principles, in order to achieve better results from the reduction of waste. In what company should you map all your processes, identifying and eliminating steps that do not add value to the customer, making it the big focus. One of the main wastes is the unnecessary stock, which ends up causing great losses, as it implies maintenance and storage costs. As well as risk of deterioration losses or items become obsolete, and yet stocks do not guarantee good customer service. The methodology used was the bibliographical survey, questionnaire application, interview, direct observation and data collection through technical visits, developed on a case study basis, in addition to the analysis of the results. In this study, the results showed that the implementation of changes, based on the concept of just in time, mapping processes and stratification of the main products of the company through the application of the pulled production system, brought significant gains, with improved customer service And stock reduction.