(Re)layout as a Strategy for Implementing Cleaner Production: Proposal for a Furniture Industry Company

Patrícia Soares Lins, Asher Kiperstok, Rita Dione Araujo Cunha, Áurea Luiza Quixabeira Rosa e Silva Rapôso, Eugenio Andrés Díaz Merino and Sandro Fábio César
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Patrícia Soares Lins: Post-Graduation in Industrial Engineering (PEI), Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40210-630, Brazil
Asher Kiperstok: Post-Graduation in Industrial Engineering (PEI), Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40210-630, Brazil
Rita Dione Araujo Cunha: Post-Graduation in Industrial Engineering (PEI), Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40210-630, Brazil
Áurea Luiza Quixabeira Rosa e Silva Rapôso: Department of Interior Design Technology, Federal Institute of Alagoas (IFAL), Maceió 57035-660, Brazil
Eugenio Andrés Díaz Merino: Post-Graduation Program in Design and Post-Graduation Program in Production Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil
Sandro Fábio César: Post-Graduation in Industrial Engineering (PEI), Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40210-630, Brazil

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 23, 1-30

Abstract: This article includes the proposal of a (re)layout project as a strategy to implement Cleaner Production (CP) practices, with a furniture manufacturing company in the Brazilian municipality of Palhoça (Santa Catarina, Brazil) as a case study. This work is characterized as applied research, using a multi-methodological approach, being subdivided into two different steps: literature review and case study. The (re)layout project led to an increase of the administrative area by 25.18%, having had a positive impact on the management areas, aiming towards the integration of Environmental Management, ecodesign, Production Planning and Control sectors. The project led to a decrease of the total stock area of raw materials/storage by 70.01 m 2 , representing a reduction of 25.59% when compared to the previous area. The project resulted in an increase of the plant production capacity, increasing the production area by 33.33%, thus optimizing areas and sectors, combining those which are inter-related. The byproducts also stood out in the layout mapping, with the areas allocated to byproducts being reduced by 51.69%. Therefore, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were fulfilled. The removal of physical waste and production losses can be achieved from a (re)layout project integrated with CP by optimizing, areas, sectors, flows and processes.

Keywords: Cleaner Production (CP); furniture industry; physical arrangement; (re)layout (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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