Hojalata para envases: análisis de reducción de tiempo de ciclo
Hojalata para envases: análisis de reducción de tiempo de ciclo
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2013
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Scoffone, Marcelo
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"En los últimos años las usinas integradas productoras de acero
han experimentado una creciente competencia en el mercado debido principalmente a cambios en las tecnologías productivas que redujeron la inversión necesaria para la fabricación de
aceros de bajo valor agregado. Este fenómeno generó la irrupción en el mercado de empresas denominadas minimills, que a partir de inversiones moderadas en tecnologías alternativas lograron desarrollar un modelo de producción eficiente en costos para competir en el mercado de aceros estándares con ventajas competitivas como menores
tiempos de ciclo.
Ante esta situación, las usinas integradas definen focalizar su oferta donde presentan mayores ventajas competitivas, como la producción de aceros especiales de alto valor agregado. Un ejemplo de estos aceros es la hojalata para envases.
Los mercados que demandan aceros de alto valor agregado
exigen ofertas de servicio más complejas, reflejadas principalmente en la necesidad de menores tiempos de ciclo y
mayor variedad de productos. Adicionalmente, ante un contexto local de aumento del costo laboral, se evidencia en estas empresas la necesidad de reducción de costos en parámetros tales como tenencia de stocks.
Dada esta problemática, surge la necesidad de replantear la estrategia actual de las usinas productoras de hojalata con el objetivo de lograr una oferta de menores tiempos de ciclo, y al mismo tiempo de una alta variedad de productos, sin un aumento sensible en los inventarios destinados a la mejora en el servicio. El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar alternativas que permitan obtener reducciones en el tiempo de ciclo y
desarrollar una estrategia de abastecimiento que permita satisfacer la demanda de servicio de los productores de envases de hojalata."
"In recent years, integrated steel mills have experienced increasing market competition mainly due to changes in production technologies that reduced the investment required for production of low value-added steel. This phenomenon led to the arrival on the market of minimills that, from moderate investments in alternative technologies, were able to develop a cost-effective production model to compete in the plain carbon steel markets with shorter lead time as competitive strength. Realizing that their competitive strength lies in being able to make a large variety of high-end steel, many integrated steel mills have positioned themselves in markets of more specialized finished products like tinplate for packaging. However, customers for such products often require more complex service offerings, mainly reflected as needs for reduced lead time and greater product variety. Besides facing a local context of increasing labour costs, is evident in these companies the need for cost reduction in parameters such as inventories. Given this problem, arises the need to rethink the current strategy of steel mills in order to achieve an offer of reduced lead time and high variety of products without a substantial increase in service inventories. The goal of this paper is to study alternatives to obtain lead time reductions and develop a procurement strategy that would meet the tinplate producer’s demand of service."
"In recent years, integrated steel mills have experienced increasing market competition mainly due to changes in production technologies that reduced the investment required for production of low value-added steel. This phenomenon led to the arrival on the market of minimills that, from moderate investments in alternative technologies, were able to develop a cost-effective production model to compete in the plain carbon steel markets with shorter lead time as competitive strength. Realizing that their competitive strength lies in being able to make a large variety of high-end steel, many integrated steel mills have positioned themselves in markets of more specialized finished products like tinplate for packaging. However, customers for such products often require more complex service offerings, mainly reflected as needs for reduced lead time and greater product variety. Besides facing a local context of increasing labour costs, is evident in these companies the need for cost reduction in parameters such as inventories. Given this problem, arises the need to rethink the current strategy of steel mills in order to achieve an offer of reduced lead time and high variety of products without a substantial increase in service inventories. The goal of this paper is to study alternatives to obtain lead time reductions and develop a procurement strategy that would meet the tinplate producer’s demand of service."