IMPLEMENTATION OF LEAN PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRY 4.0 IN BRAZILIAN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES

Authors

  • Guilherme Luz Tortorella Centro Universitário de Brusque, UNIFEBE
  • Diego Fetterman
  • Ricardo Giglio
  • Gabriela Aline Borges

Keywords:

Lean Production. Industry 4.0. Emerging economies.

Abstract

Thus, this paper aims to examine the relationship between Lean Production (LP) practices and the implementation of Industry 4.0 in Brazilian manufacturing companies. To achieve that we use data from a survey carried out with 55 companies of different sizes and sectors, at different stages of LP implementation. Data collected was analyzed by means of multivariate analysis. Our findings indicate that LP practices are positively associated with Industry 4.0 technologies and their concurrent implementation leads to larger performance improvements. Further, the contextual variables investigated do matter to this association, although not all aspects matter to the same extent and effect.

Published

2018-03-22

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