09/29/2008 11h36
System seeks reducing demand by 15%
Gazeta Mercantil - 09/29/2008
The environmental management systems are increasingly becoming a priority in the management of companies. In this line, TBM Consulting Group announces a new service called "Lean Energy Practice", which allows up to 15% in reduction of energy consumption. "The proposal for this service is intended to analyze, during one week, all sectors of the company in order to detect energy leaks or waste and reduce the amount spent on energy", affirms Carlos Louzada, TBM Managing Officer for Latin America. The main focus of the Lean production, the officer explains, is the systematic elimination of waste, that it, the elimination of everything that fails to add value to the activities in the production process. "The methodology assures the maintenance and reduction of energy resources - such as water, compressed air, fuel, electricity and gas - in companies that adopt the services", explains Louzada, emphasizing the relevance of the reduction of the environmental impacts caused by the most insignificant waste. The first step of the service is the training given by the consulting company to the company's employees. "At least 80% of the implementation and success of the Lean Energy Practice depends on the employee's discipline. The other 20% depends on the project's development tools", says the Officer. The main tool used in the process is for the monitoring of the energy flow. "The process is referred to as "energy Kaizen", a Japanese word which means "good change". After the identification and, afterwards, elimination of the waste, the kaizen tool creates an immediate change, improving the flow for the results of the company, explains Louzada. After following up the flow of energy, TBM stimulates initiatives of periodic maintenance of the machinery and equipment of the company in order to allow long term savings. According to the consultant, such process has already helped manufacturing clients all over the world in order to optimize the costs of energy. "There is an international frozen foods company which is present in Brazil, with US$ 6 billion in sales in the world that adopted the methodology and had an energy saving of US$ 300 thousand in only one single plant", says Louzada.
