Proposal for improvement in the management of the productive process to increase profitability in a SME of confections applying lean tools

The proposal aims to improve the performance of the production process and the management of purchases to achieve greater efficiency and increase the competitiveness of the company in the market. In that sense, an optimization plan was developed and implemented for the production process of the company that began with the analysis of the root cause, it was determined that there is inadequate process management and inadequate production planning and control. Therefore, the proposal consists in the use of lean tools such as lean logistics for the entire operational process in purchasing management and standardization with 5s for measurements and controls in the operations of the production area. The use of these tools as a set, allows reducing cycle times, controlling operations and systematizing them so that they work in a grouped and automatic way. As a result of the application, there was a reduction in the cycle time of 8%, the reprocess rate in 10% and delays in the delivery time of the finished products by 25% less. Finally, production costs were reduced by 11.2% for the first semester.