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Using Lean Six Sigma for the Optimization of Inventory Management—A Case of a Lubricating Oil Factory

In: Operations Management for Social Good

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  • Carolina de Oliveira Cabral

    (Fluminense Federal University)

  • Marcelo Maciel Monteiro

    (Fluminense Federal University)

  • Oswaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas

    (Fluminense Federal University)

  • Priscilla Cristina Cabral Ribeiro

    (Fluminense Federal University)

Abstract

This paper presents a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) application in a lubricating oil factory to reduce the excessive inventory of an additive. This was achieved through implementing a periodic review policy and of the DMAIC methodological approach used to decrease the lead time and consequently the safety stock.

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  • Carolina de Oliveira Cabral & Marcelo Maciel Monteiro & Oswaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas & Priscilla Cristina Cabral Ribeiro, 2020. "Using Lean Six Sigma for the Optimization of Inventory Management—A Case of a Lubricating Oil Factory," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Adriana Leiras & Carlos Alberto González-Calderón & Irineu de Brito Junior & Sebastián Villa & Hugo (ed.), Operations Management for Social Good, chapter 0, pages 569-578, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-030-23816-2_56
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23816-2_56
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