Application of the Lean Manufacturing principles to eliminate losses in a productive process

The principles of Lean Manufacturing are globally widespread in the industrial environment, and its practices are applied for the value stream mapping, for identification and elimination of waste and for cost reduction. In addition, quality tools are analysis and decision-making mechanisms that assist in the understanding and correct resolution of problems in productive processes. Therefore, this work aims to reduce the packaging waste index in an industrial unit in the state of Sergipe, having as support the application of quality tools in conjunction with the Lean Manufacturing principles through a case study. As results, there was a 12.1% reduction in the annual loss percentage index of packaging through the implementation of improvement actions, among other indicators. Moreover, non-measurable results were obtained, such as an improvement in the communication between different sectors of the company and greater visibility of the losses indicators in the unit. Finally, the methodological steps adopted in the work can be adapted and applied in other contexts, especially related to the manufacturing field