Redução do tempo de setup em uma empresa beneficiadora de frutas de pequeno porte do estado do Ceará.

Abstract

The increase of competitivity edge on fruit processing market around the world is making companies of this sector search for constant improvements. The present paper presents the Fast Exchange of Tools been used like a technique that makes possible to the studied company be more competitive. The same has like general objective the non working time of machines reduced using the cited techniques, increasing the production capacity of the company. Its presented a theoretical review of all addressed subject, with emphasis on Fast Exchange of Tools Theory. The case presented on this paper presents the steps of application of the cited techniques on dehydration sector, as well as the obtained gain by a company of fruit dehydration sector on Uruburetama-CE. It will be presented production indicators of the old scene and of the current one, proposing this way an answer for the quest of the research problem and general objective upshot. It was concluded in gain for the company a increase on production capacity, been the same able to double it market offer, engender higher profits.