Programação e controle da produção em uma agroindústria de laticínios

Abstract

The planning and production control are management functions associated with the production process in different companies, whether they are producers of goods or services. In this sense, this research sought to analyze how a programming and control was performed, and how can be improved or productive process of a dairy agroindustry. Thereunto, the production process of the main products were described; the control utilized at production was verified; the process control at the products’ production were analyzed and a master plan of production for the main products produced in the agroindustry was suggested. This study justification lies on the importance of the planning and control concepts comprehension, especially on what concerns production processes on dairy industries. This research has an applied nature, with a qualitative focus and the data collected was analyze through a semi structured interview script, with a non-participated observation and search on control documents from the company. Through content analysis of the process and master production programing plan the data collected were analyze. This study resulted in alternatives for improvements in the production control of the organization, and leaves as an example and suggestion, a model of production master plan for the products produced in the agroindustry, with data taken from three year productions that precede this research, thus estimating values in the master plan tables.