Estudo das práticas de qualidade em uma agroindústria processadora de vegetais de Cerro Largo-RS

Abstract

The following study aim to analyze the causes of problems on the storage and physical movement of feedstock and its relation with the final product quality, describing the movement and storage processes of an vegetable processor agroindustry, identifying the verification practices and quality control developed by the agroindustry and lastly, suggest improvements in the movement and storage structure, so that the final product is not compromised. Therefore, the method of research utilized is an applied, descriptive and qualitative search and a case study. The object of study consisted on vegetable processors agroindustry, through a pre-established script in order to obtain information on the causes of problems at storage and physical movements of feedstock, and its relation with the final product quality. Furthermore, it sought to identify which practices of quality are develop by the agroindustry. As results, it can be pointed that the feedstock storage is relatively short, since it’s a perishable food which process takes few days after harvest, thus avoiding the quality and durability compromised of the final product. The feedstock physical movement during the production process occurs continually, without interruptions, in other words, there is its beginning, middle and end. On the other hand, the quality practices utilize by the agroindustry encompass the Factory Good Practices and the POPs, along with the sanitary legislation and also the creation of the agroindustry internal quality control.