Lean Manufacturing Tools Applied to Material Flow and Their Impact on Economic Sustainability

Sustainability

Emilio Jiménez Macías¹  Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz²  José Roberto Díaz Reza³  Manuel Arnoldo Rodríguez Medina³  Carlos Javierre Lardies⁴  Cuauhtémoc Sánchez Ramírez⁵  Jorge Limón Romero⁶ 

[1] Department of Electric Engineering, University of La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain;Department of Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez 32310, Chihuahua, Mexico;Department of Industrial Engineering, Tecnológico Nacional de Mexico/I.T. Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez 32500, Chihuahua, Mexico;Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain;Division of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Tecnológico Nacional de Mexico/Instituto Tecnológico de Orizaba, Orizaba 94320, Veracruz, Mexico;Faculty of Engineering, Desing and Architecture, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California—Campus Ensenada, Ensenada 22860, Baja California, Mexico;

关键词: 5S;    SMED;    continuous flow;    economic sustainability;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su131910599

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents a second-order structural equation model that analyzes three lean manufacturing tools associated with material flow, such as 5S, SMED, and continuous flow related to economic sustainability. The variables relate to each other through six hypotheses, tested with 169 responses to a questionnaire applied to the Mexican maquiladora industry, using the partial least squares technique and 95% confidence to estimate direct, the sum of indirect, and total effects. In addition, an analysis with conditional probabilities appears to determine how low and high implementation levels in independent variables affect the dependent variables’ occurrence. Findings indicate that 5S is a lean manufacturing tool with the most increased direct effects on SMED and continuous flow. Additionally, values indicate that SMED is essential to maintain continuous flow in production lines and is vital for economic sustainability due to the time reduction in setup.

【 授权许可】

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