Lean Manufacturing Methodology for waste reduction in the production sector: A systematic review

Aryam Torres Pérez B.; Mariela Báez Navarro R.; Abelardo Gonzales Calle F. · Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (2025) · DOI: 10.18687/laccei2025.1.1.784

Resumen

The purpose of this research is to conduct a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) on the application of Lean Manufacturing principles to reduce waste in the production environment, by analyzing articles indexed in Scopus published in the last five years. Through a systematic literature review, 183 documents were identified in said database. From a systematic literature review, 183 Scopus documents were obtained, which were discarded through duplicate articles, studies excluded for not using or applying the methodology, and finally not complying with the PIOC questions, thus obtaining 50 documents in the end. For this purpose, four selection criteria were considered: articles that cover the issue of waste, only documents that are articles, studies that have applied the methodology, while only being in Spanish and English, and an age range of 5 years (2020-2024), thus reducing it to 50 articles. The analysis of the documents obtained allowed us to identify key tools, such as Single Minute Exchange Die (SMED), 5S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), and Just-In-Time (JIT), which reduce operational waste, improve delivery times, and increase efficiency in key sectors. For example, reductions of 45% in setup times and 70% in process cycles were achieved. Furthermore, the integration of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) increased productivity by up to 80% and significantly reduced defects. This study reinforces Lean Manufacturing's ability to transform production processes toward more sustainable and competitive operations.

Instituciones: Universidad Tecnológica del Perú