Proposta para a melhoria do processo de planejamento e controle do açúcar numa indústria de refrigerantes

Abstract

The raw material planning and control is an essential tool at any productive organization, it, however, must be well defined in relation to its processes to achieve high levels of development. At an enterprise, there must be a search to minimize its costs, the inventories are responsible for a great amount of these costs, therefore, there must be a continuous seek for the inventory’s reduction, for this, nevertheless, it’s necessary to have a strong and organized control. This paper has its main goal to analyze the, planning and control process of the sugar, as raw material, at a soft drinks industry, identify its weakness and propose improvements. For this purpose, it was presented the current process of the company, each constraint was highlighted and improvements in some steps of the process were proposed. The methodology applied was a research by means of literature review, documentary research and case study, and the data analysis was made using a spreadsheet. After simulating the balance of the inventory levels and the application of the MRP and linear programming, it was found that if controlled efficiently, it will decrease shipping and storage costs, and use of key performance indicators will assist in making decisions about suppliers. It is concluded that the method is effective because the objectives were achieved, but some external factors, such as seasonality, weather, road conditions, among others, should be taken in consideration for a more efficient application.