Aplicação do ciclo PDCA para a redução de descarte no setor de padronização de um frigorífico abatedor de suínos

Abstract

The production of pork is characterized as an important part of Brazilian agribusiness for the composition of the national PIB. Since the deregulation of the sector, increase the competitiveness of domestic producers boosted Brazil to acquire one to position strategic in the world market. This competitiveness is still a relevant factor in the expansion of exports of commodities produced in the country. In this context , the reduction of waste in the entire production chain is a key issue for the increase of efficiency and operational productivity. For this reason, the present work had as objective the action on the problem of large volume of meat discarded in a frigorific. For that, the application of the PDCA Cycle was used to solve problems, in order to mitigate the observed problem. Through the analysis of the problem , creation and application of actions, it was possible to achieve the initially proposed goal of 50%. The presented case study also counted on the use of the tools of quality, 5W1H, and the philosophy of the lean manufacturing to reach the proposed objective. The total value of the waste reduction analyzed was over 66%, representing in monetary amounts an estimated savings of R$ 891.092,40 in the period of one year, comparing with the data collected before the joint action of the defined actions.