Projeção da produção das operadoras do setor de montagem de uma indústria metalmecânica utilizando a técnica de curva da aprendizagem

Abstract

This research presents an application through the learning curve phenomenon, which allows us to delineate the learning capacity of a company, characterized by a study of case. This work aims to evaluate the learning performance from a team of employees in a sector of a metalworking industry in the state of Paraná, comparing the performance of two seniors operators, that work more than 5 years at this company and 2 freshmen operators in their period of experience. After the preparation of a theoretical framework and data collection, Wright's Learning Curve Exponential Model was applied, since it fits the reality of manufacturing processes due to its usability and propensity to capture the learning phenomenon. Subsequently, the graphics were printed to visually analyze the learning potential from the industry’s employees as a way to assist in the forecast’s industry production. Analyzing the results, the conclusion was that the sector’s expected capacity, established throughout the traditional method does not take into consideration the learning process, impacting at the gap required to acomplish the demand required by the company's PPCP sector. The learning curve becomes an allied tool in the production scheduling, providing correction of distortions in production planning and control, resulting in profits for the organization.