Gestão de estoque na construção civil: estudo de caso em construtora em Fortaleza, CE

Abstract

Inventory management is an important function to be performed in construction management. However, its management is still permeated with failures that lead to poor construction performance. In this sense, the present work aimed to analyze the stock management in civil construction companies. Therefore, a case study was carried out in a medium-sized company in the city of Fortaleza, CE, through four interviews, non-participant observation and collection of documentation. As a result, it was possible to analyze the company's management process following three stages (pre-construction, construction and post-construction) according to the development flow of a construction project, according to the specific objective of the work. Problems involving inventory management were noticed, such as material losses and lack of information integrated with the company's sectors. Furthermore, proposals for improvement were made for each of the stages, bringing examples of tools or recommendations that can be readily applied by the case study company and by other companies. Thus, it is noted that the construction company's inventory management is not efficient, often causing waste and material losses. This corroborates the literature, as it contributes to the expansion of its empirical evidence, given the scarcity of studies in the literature on construction management and economics. Limitations of the study were pointed out, as well as a suggestion for future work.