Implementación de Kanban para incrementar la efectividad de un almacén tipo supermercado en una empresa manufacturera

Abstract

This study presents the development of an upgrading program for a supermarket-type warehouse that supports the supply of goods in a manufacturing company located in northwestern Mexico. The tool Kanban is applied to achieve and improve the redistribution, reorganization, and identification of replenishment points for the production process. A five-step methodology is followed and 70 materials are selected to update their storage and inventory levels on the warehouse management system. The results show an increase of 33.53% on overall delivery metric compliance and a 5.49% increment on supermarket maximization. It is concluded that upgrading the warehouse management system improves the efficiency of materials supply since it increments successful on-time delivery objetives and since it increments the supermarket’s share on supply.