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A forte competitividade dos mercados a nível nacional e internacional tem levado muitas
empresas a estudar métodos e técnicas de incremento à eliminação dos desperdícios, à
redução de custos e tempos, ao aumento da qualidade e da flexibilidade, tendo a filosofia
lean um papel crucial na prossecução destes objectivos.
Desde os seus primórdios, a avaliação da implementação da filosofia lean no universo das
empresas é uma questão de investigação na área de conhecimento da gestão industrial.
Embora a nível individual as diferentes empresas possam quantificar e avaliar os resultados
da aplicação do lean, a grande dificuldade surge quando se pretende obter uma comparação
por sector ou tipo de actividade económica. Existem países onde a prática do lean tem sido
prioritária e as empresas ocupam a vanguarda nesta área de conhecimento. No entanto, em
Portugal, existe uma clara dificuldade em se determinar até que ponto o tecido empresarial
português assimilou esta filosofia e que resultados têm obtido com a prática do lean.
Este trabalho apresenta um estudo realizado a partir de um inquérito, obtido através de um
questionário on-line, às empresas que operam em Portugal de forma a estudar e analisar o
estado actual do lean em Portugal e antever tendências futuras numa perspectiva de
evolução da aplicação desta metodologia de gestão de processos produtivos.
Em resultado deste estudo foi possível identificar quais são os grandes obstáculos à
introdução do lean, áreas em que se observou sucesso ou menor impacto e quais as
ferramentas e técnicas mais usadas por sector.
Como resultado deste estudo é convicção do autor que foi possível obter uma fotografia
abrangente do actual estado de implementação do lean e desta forma caracterizar as áreas
que seguem na vanguarda da implementação do lean, e as áreas que ainda apresentam um
desenvolvimento incipiente. Desta forma parece ao autor que o presente estudo apresenta
grande utilidade para o mundo académico bem como para o tecido empresarial português.
The strong competitive national and international markets led to many companies exploring methods and techniques for increasing the elimination of waste, reducing costs and lead times, and increasing quality and flexibility with lean philosophy playing a pivotal role in these objectives. Since its inception evaluating the implementation of lean philosophy in the universe of companies is a matter of research in the knowledge management industry. While the different companies can individually quantify and evaluate the results of the application of lean a comparison by sector or type of business is much more difficult. In some countries the practice of lean has been a priority and companies occupy the forefront of knowledge in this area. In Portugal, however, it is clearly difficult to determine to what extent the Portuguese business assimilated this philosophy and the results obtained with the practice Lean. In this study, the author presents analysis of a survey, obtained through an online questionnaire, of companies operating in Portugal to analyze and determine the current state of lean in Portugal and anticipate future trends on an evolutionary basis of the application of this methodology of processes management. As a result of this study it was possible to identify the major obstacles to the introduction of lean, areas in which there is less success or impact and which tools and techniques are used in each industry. As a result of this study it is the author's conviction that it was possible to obtain a comprehensive picture of the current state of implementation of lean and thus characterize areas at the forefront in the implementation of lean, and areas still showing an incipient development. Therefore, it seems to the author that this study is very useful for the academic world as well as the Portuguese business.
The strong competitive national and international markets led to many companies exploring methods and techniques for increasing the elimination of waste, reducing costs and lead times, and increasing quality and flexibility with lean philosophy playing a pivotal role in these objectives. Since its inception evaluating the implementation of lean philosophy in the universe of companies is a matter of research in the knowledge management industry. While the different companies can individually quantify and evaluate the results of the application of lean a comparison by sector or type of business is much more difficult. In some countries the practice of lean has been a priority and companies occupy the forefront of knowledge in this area. In Portugal, however, it is clearly difficult to determine to what extent the Portuguese business assimilated this philosophy and the results obtained with the practice Lean. In this study, the author presents analysis of a survey, obtained through an online questionnaire, of companies operating in Portugal to analyze and determine the current state of lean in Portugal and anticipate future trends on an evolutionary basis of the application of this methodology of processes management. As a result of this study it was possible to identify the major obstacles to the introduction of lean, areas in which there is less success or impact and which tools and techniques are used in each industry. As a result of this study it is the author's conviction that it was possible to obtain a comprehensive picture of the current state of implementation of lean and thus characterize areas at the forefront in the implementation of lean, and areas still showing an incipient development. Therefore, it seems to the author that this study is very useful for the academic world as well as the Portuguese business.
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Lean Implementação Lean Indicadores Lean Melhoria contínua Eliminação de desperdício Lean implementation Indicators Lean Continuous improvement Waste elimination
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Instituto Politécnico do Porto. Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto