Modelo de Planejamento das necessidades de Materiais (MRP) para a melhoria do planejamento e controle da produção

Abstract

In an unstable market subject to crises, civil construction companies are included in risk scenarios. They face many types of problems, including in the management of production planning and control (pcp). This compromises their performancee and competitiveness. This article studies how the use of an mrp model can improve the pcp in the construction companies. The case study methodology was used in a medium-sized construction company in the city of fortaleza - ceará, based on bibliographical research. The main objective of the study is to analyze and identify the advantages in the use of a material requirements planning (mrp) model for production planning and control (pcp) in a medium-sized construction company. As a result, it presents some advantages that an mrp generates to the pcp: productive organization, optimization of inventory, reduction of waste and costs, quality improvement, deadlines, decision, productivity and competitiveness. It is concluded that the advantages found in the use of mrp in construction companies provides significant improvements in the planning and control of productive resources, being possible to use a low cost mrp model with the use of excel spreadsheets