@inproceedings{8357edcd33d44cce8fd8d64c1dcfba5c,
title = "Continuous improvement in an industrial unit of the wood industry through kanban",
abstract = "Nowadays, in order to achieve manufacturing excellence and to ensure customer satisfaction in a competitive marketplace, companies are increasingly looking for simple techniques to bring them vital gains in terms of time and money. A powerful tool to minimize average production time and to save costs is the Kanban system, which not only reduces stock levels but also ensures the efficiency of the workplace. In this investigation, there is a case study of a small company in the wood industry where the Kanban system was implemented. This case shows how such a simple tool has motivated a team to create a system of continuous improvement.",
keywords = "Continuous improvement, Kanban system, Lean manufacturing",
author = "Guia, {Fl{\'a}via C. S.} and Radu Godina and Matias, {Jo{\~a}o C. O.}",
note = "project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006939. UID/EMS/00667/2019. Sem PDF conforme despacho.; 24th International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IJCIEOM 2018 ; Conference date: 18-07-2018 Through 20-07-2018",
year = "2019",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-14973-4_16",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-030-14972-7",
series = "Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "167--176",
editor = "Nuno Mel{\~a}o and Jo{\~a}o Reis and Sandra Pinelas",
booktitle = "Industrial Engineering and Operations Management II - XXIV IJCIEOM 2018",
address = "Netherlands",
}