The thesis presents the possibility of rationalizing the company, Metalika d.o.o’s production process in the machining department. The company produces furniture for the marine sector. The current market situation and rising material prices are forcing companies to try and continuously rationalize their production processes. The theoretical basis principles and methods of lean production and Toyota way were used in this analysis. The thesis begins with a current state analysis of the whole production process and separate workplaces. It focuses on identifying areas of waste that can be found in work activities. In some workspaces, production time can be reduced by 45% to 79 %. Value stream analysis showed that the current lead time through the department was almost 13 days, and inventory between some processes was large enough to support the following processes for the next 4 to 8 shifts. In the conclusion, a solution that enables lead time through the department to be shortened is presented. To make implementation of the future state possible, improvements for separate workspaces, as well as the whole production process is proposed. At this stage, a new department layout that can be implemented with little cost and time investment is also proposed.
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