Desenvolvendo um planejamento agregado de produção em uma indústria de manufatura de equipamentos: produção versus demanda

Abstract

There has been an overgrowth across organizational complexity around the world since the Industrial Revolution, back in the 18th Century. in order to make companies more competitive it is necessary: to set up goals using demand forecasts study techniques, to put in place management strategies and integrated planning across the areas involved in the production process. The objective in developing this paper is made up of three equally important goals. First, to study a mathematical model that is able to represent a production system of business which manufactures equipment for mineral analysis. Second, to analyze the results, and, the last one is to check how the aggregate production planning can help the business to run smoothly. The methodology and techniques used in this study are based on studies covering referenced works, and techniques were employed using a specialized computer application. The choice of the use of Linear Programming technique, which is one of the most used tools for Operational Research, was made after analyzing the problems identified in the Study Business, and the methodology represented in the literature. Developing an Aggregate Production Planning has been an important step to troubleshooting businesses problems, from simplest to the most complex ones. The intention with this is study is that, by performing an Aggregate Production Planning, it is made possible to analyze the company's position in the market, to define management strategies for each area in the organization in order to establish an objective to be achieved and to define parameters of use for the resources available for the full performance of the core business of that organization.