Aplicação do ciclo PDCA no desperdício de carne do pernil no osso da anqueta: estudo de caso em um frigorífico de suínos de uma multinacional

Abstract

In recent years, Brazilian farming has lost or wasted more than 20% of the meat production, of which, 5% occurred during the stage of industrial processing. In this context, Quality Management stands out as a key area for enabling the continuous improvement of production processes. It is in this perspective that this study aimed to implement the PDCA Cycle in the process of removing jam in a pig fridge, located in Uberlandia (MG). To this goal, a descriptive research of applied nature and qualitative approach, using methodological procedures of the case study has been developed. In the study, the PDCA Cycle was divided into four stages (planning, execution, verification and action), involving the application of other quality tools, such as: Ishikawa Diagram, Why Tests and 5W2H. After the identification and analysis of the problem, followed by the elaboration and implementation of the action plan, it was found that the established target to reduce the waste of meat attached to the bone of the survey by 40% was achieved. Following the results, the proposed actions were adopted as the standard procedure of the company studied. Because, the total reduction was more than 65%, highlighting the relevance of the articulation of the quality tools in the development of case studies that seek to optimize the production process and reduce the waste of raw material.