Resumen:
The fotlowing fhesrc devetoped a Mathematic Model for the Operative Control for a G/ass
manufacturíngfu mace,t oakingf or a combustiono ptimizationa nda incremento f the furnacec apacity.
The madeld eterminesfñ e daityf uet requiremenfto r the operation,c onsideringa s the maín inputs:t he
Putrt( Quantttyg f glass that cpmeso uf of the furnace in 24 hours), the cullet (recyclingg lass used as a
'epnaertro gfy t he raw materíala) nd the color of the gfasst hat is beenp roduced.Á lso the model estimatest he
requiredi n MJlTon aN the operationp arametero f OpticT emperatureo f the furnace, the pre'heat
temperatureo f thef uel, the perrentageo f raw materiahl umiditya nd thee xces$o f oxygeni n thec himney.
Once the projectw as ¿uncJudeda nd afrera lt the improvemenfsd one we obsewed a fuel rúuction
together with an ínaease of F/o of tonnage pull from the furnace, dse fo fhe combustion optimizatbn.
The imptementationo f the Lean Sx Srgma fools used tn fñ,b ffiesa demonsfrafesf haf fhrb is not a
methadolagy used only in the quality control area but in all the areas thaf we are capable fo develop a
múel to determine the di{ferent proc€ss behaviors.
