Gestão da cadeia de suprimentos de uma empresa de alimentos: o caso Kascão

Abstract

This work aimed to describe the supply chain management of the company Kascão Comércio de Alimentos LTDA, located in the city of Maceió-AL. The theoretical framework sought to cover the main points that make up the supply chain management and also the logistical aspects of the company, such as: purchasing, relationship with suppliers, inventories, production planning and distribution. As this is a case study, the methodology used in data collection was a semi-structured interview with the owner and manager of the company, combined with the evaluation of internal documents. The research results reached the proposed objectives in their entirety by demonstrating details related to purchases, which are very dependent on the know-how of its owner; to production planning being almost completely dependent on the knowledge accumulated over the years of each employee; and its distribution sector, which is currently the most structured, with processes and tools already in place, such as delivery control spreadsheets and routing. Finally, each logistical stage of the company and its operation, the present machinery and all the physical part of the company were analyzed, and a parallel was also made with the main theories in vogue.