Making Production More Efficient Using Analysis and Continuous Improvement Methods

This paper aims to present ways to increase the efficiency of the production activity implemented at the level of an important company of the Romanian car market producing car wiring, cables for photovoltaic panels, and industrial sensors. The company relies on state-of-the-art production processes to make its products and also develops innovative production concepts and products. In this regard, the company aims to continuously improve processes by ensuring quality standards at every stage of project management and the production process, as well as the correction and efficient elimination of errors or defects in the shortest possible time. The paper highlights at the company level a system that collects production data and allows the calculation of overall equipment efficiency, which becomes an important performance indicator of the company’s production. Furthermore, the application of continuous improvement methods presented in the paper led to the improvement of some production indicators and, finally, to an increase in the company’s production efficiency.