Automação do controle de estoques de matérias-primas: um estudo de caso através do uso de código de barras no setor agroindustrial

Abstract

The logistics processes are among the most strategically important business areas and are constantly being updated, in this way also the inventory management, making the control of materials no longer just the deposit of inputs, but a sector responsible for managing all materials entering the company, balancing in a judicious way the demand for inputs for the operation of the industry and the physical space available. This activity can be performed in several ways, but certainly the more information there is, the better and more effective the work will be. In this way, the present work seeks to clarify the benefits of using the control of inputs, outputs and movements of materials through the use of barcodes. As a research method, a descriptive qualitative approach was used to obtain data, using three resources: observation of the activities performed at the studied location, non­structured interviews and consultation of documents inherent to the study sector. The results of the study were based on the current scenario of the sector and the possibilities of improvement and resolution of the problems that the barcode system has to offer the company. It resulted in an opening for improvement for all stages of the material acquisition process. Through the application of barcode control it is possible to substitute several activities that are executed manually by new automated procedures aiming at the reduction of human failures and the improvement of the developed activities. Thus, the work represents an important contribution to the area of inventory control, as it demonstrates how the modernization and updating of methods can expand the availability of information for materials management and reduce the problems faced in daily activities.