Análise da gestão de estoques em canteiros de obras da região metropolitana de Fortaleza

Abstract

The stocking management allows organizations to ensure their costumers service at the right time with the exact amount required. This paper aims to verify if the attention given to the physical arrangement and to the material flow at constrruction sites happens simultaneously with the efforts to maintain an enhanced stocking management quality and, from the results obtained, it also suggests the main processes to be adopted so that such management obtains a high level of quality at any site. Through the development and the application of a questionnaire, the stocking management of five construction sites that obtained the best outcomes regarding the handling and storing of materials according to a previous study carried out at sites in the metropolitan area of fortaleza was analyzed. It was verified that, although these sites present the best outcomes concerning physical arrangement and material flow, they do not provide the same intensity of efforts for stocking management. Relevant deficiencies were identified regarding the quality of the stocking management, highlighting the need for greater attention to a better stocking control, the fulfillment of internal procedures, the existence of sectors specialized in stocking management, requests at the correct amount of materials and in a timely manner, to reduce waste and, consequently, to achieve a better stocking management