Otimização do layout de um setor produtivo de conservas- estudo em uma empresa produtora de produtos alimentícios na região oeste do estado

Abstract

This study aimed to optimize a productive sector in the canning area in a company located in the western region of the state of Paraná, restructured its layout based on the method of Systematic Layout Planning (SLP). The tools of quality were used as support, source of data collection and analysis and basis for planning. With the application of this method, significant results were obtained in relation to the current layout of the organization, and besides, it can be shown how these procedures are important for the identification of problems and suggestions for improvements. Therefore, after its application it was possible to analyze the improvements and to present an adequate design of layout to the sector worked. This work is of an applied nature, and it has an inductive approach, based on true data and information, and showed that it is crucial to seek and invest to obtain quality and continuous improvement.