Methods engineering in the productivity of manufacturing companies: a literature review

Abstract

The main objective of this review article is to analyze the experiences of international manufacturing companies influenced by method engineering in the productivity of scientific articles under review between the years 2012 to 2021; The applied methodology was descriptive and analytical, which consisted of a systematic review of the scientific literature in the aforementioned period. Similarly, the search was carried out by entering the key words in English and Spanish; Search engines were used such as Dialnet, Doaj, Ebsco, Google Academic, Redalyc, Scielo, Scimago, on the other hand, the inclusion criteria were taken into account to obtain relevant articles with a maximum of nine years at an international level. To ensure the veracity of the publications, indexed scientific journals have been considered and it has been verified that they respond to our general problem. The results of the analysis show that 76% of the articles under review were quantitative in focus and 64% were descriptive and explanatory, in addition to those cases that applied method engineering in companies, increased efficiency, minimized fatigue, generated profitability, standardized times and they reduced costs; In conclusion, 100% of the companies that applied method engineering in their processes obtained positive results, improving the productivity and working conditions of the workers, demonstrating the efficiency of the system; Faced with the pandemic situation due to COVID -19 that the world is going through, it is a good option for the resurgence of companies.