Aplicação do ciclo PDCA para redução do sobrepeso na pesagem de produtos in natura em uma indústria alimentícia

Abstract

The topic of reducing waste has been increasingly studied by industry professionals and is fundamental in companies' decision-making. To achieve optimization and waste reduction, continuous improvement must be sought along its production chain, with the aim of reducing losses, increasing profits and ensuring effective delivery of results. The present study aims to apply the PDCA method (Plan, Do, Check and Act) in a food industry, focusing on the reduction of overweight in the weighing of in natura products, in the supervision of packaging and destination of products. The methodological procedure adopted is a quantitative and qualitative research, in relation to its objective it is a classified descriptive research, based on action research and its purpose is to evaluate, propose and implement improvements. As main results, we highlight the identification of the root causes that caused waste through the weighing of products, the proposal and implementation of improvement and standardization actions, which resulted in an average reduction of 32% grams per box in six months of implementation. analyzed. As their weighing generated a total loss of approximately 200 kilos of products per day, with the application of the project there was a 25% reduction after implementation.