Propuesta de mejora en los procesos productivos a través de las 5s en la empresa EL ARTESAN del cantón Puerto López.

Abstract

The present titling work is focused on the proposal for improvement in the productive processes through the 5S in company "El Artesan" of the Puerto López canton, with the purpose of making a diagnosis for the improvement in order and cleanliness in the areas most affected in the production department. In consideration of the issue, safety and environmental studies were carried out with respect to the workstations. Therefore, the objective of this research is to propose an improvement plan in the production processes by applying the 5S in the Company “El Artesan”, which was developed through a qualitative-quantitative approach, where a survey, interview and list technique was implemented. Of check-up in the production area, it is worth mentioning that said analyzes of the survey were based on Likert methods, in terms of security, the OWAS method was implemented. Which could be evidenced during the investigation, that said company contemplates a 56% application of the 5S method, which presents problems, due to poor classification, lack of commitment, unnecessary materials, waste of time, among others, as soon as In the safety analysis, the workers do not have personal protection equipment and do not perform adequate postures in the workstations with damages from suffering ergonomic problems.