Results of the application of autonomous maintenance in the mitigation of waste generation: Case study in a footwear company in Jaú/SP

Abstract

Finding alternatives to what is generally used in companies allows a different strategic vision to be built, which can lead to different results. In this context, the present study applied the Autonomous Maintenance pillar (AM) of the Total Productive Maintenance tool (TPM) in an unusual context. The AM is used to involve the various actors of the company in the conservation of equipment with the aim of improving their performance concerning a reduction of failures and an availability and reliability increase. In the present study, the AM had the objetive of mitigating the generation of waste in the production of a women's shoes industry, installed in a Local Productive Agglomeration (LPA). This APL is composed mostly of micro and small enterprises (MPE) that do not have the culture to using maintenance tools, but in its process generate hazardous waste. It is important to highlight that this kind of company does not typically use the concepts of industrial maintenance. In conclusion, with the implementation of the AM pillar, it was possible to reduce the volume of waste generated in the cutting sector, contrary to the fact that the company does not use the concepts of industrial maintenance in its strategic decisions, thus opening up new strategic possibilities for discussing the use of widely disseminated tools in some areas for other purposes.

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“…And, in order to do so, results indicate that it is of utmost importance to identify critical components and quantify their average reliability and failure probability [19]. This is achieved successfully by using Total Productive Maintenance, an extended industrial maintenance strategy used in various production plants that are hand in hand with maintenance by machinery, but in turn requires the support of personnel, especially their participation in the plant, also a management system of total form for the maintenance of equipment and correct efficiency [20]. By focusing on the autonomous maintenance pillar, one can ensure the integration of the maintenance tasks through collaborators that are aware and compromised to minimizing waste.…”

“…In fact, the 5s implementation increased productivity by 67% and reduced production costs by 65% in a manufacturing company [6]. Similarly, the implementation of the second pillar of the TPM: Autonomous maintenance, reduced 11.60% of all the volume of waste in the cutting area and the costs involved in the disposal of this waste in a controlled manner have been reduced by 3.5% of a footwear company [7]. Likewise, the implementation of operations standardization reduced the production time cycle by 34%, inventory time by 14% and 32% was reduced in time without value [8].…”