LOSSES REDUCTION INTO A PRODUCTION PROCESS BY IMPLEMENTING LOSSES TREE

Abstract

The present work concerns to the study of application of a systematic directed toward the identification of losses in a productive process: Losses Tree. By beginning, the focus of this work is based on the competitiveness needs of the industry and on how the management intelligence can perform a differentiated role in its accomplishment. The application of methodologies that indicate the main focus of the productive processes, like the maximization of the productivity by elimination of losses, has been one of the activities of the modern companies. The losses tree is a systematic that can indicates the main opportunities for reduction of losses. The implementation of the methodology can lead the company to archiving great advantages in its competitiveness within reduction of production costs, improvement of quality and productivity optimization. This work uses a case study to analyze the implementation of the Losses Tree, analysing its advantages, benefits and restrictions. Key-words: Quality, Productivity, Losses Tree, Losses.