Manufatura integrada e gestão da cadeia de suprimentos: o modelo do complexo industrial Ford Nordeste

Abstract

The competition in the automotive market is huge, the technology is available for every players, the customers are demanding always more quality and price. That is the reason why it is necessary to offer products with good quality and that reach the customers expectation with low cost. Following the target to improve the competitiveness in the automotive chain, it is necessary to reduce the cost by integrating the suppliers in manufacture networks. In this context, the key point of this research is linked to the relation between the integrated manufacture networks and the main problems on the supply chain management. The hypotheses, originated based on the concepts of Productive Operation Networks, Suppliers Integration and Collaborative Relationship, are tested in an empirical case related to the production system configured to the Ford Industrial Complex in Camaçari. The results verified in the limits of this empirical case points to the importance of information share and lean production techniques in order to minimize the negative impacts of the bullwhip effects and increased lead times in the supply chain management. At last, it is expected that the topics of this dissertation shall contribute to the supply network management, even in the area of entrepreneurical´s decision taking as in new academic researches.