Mapeamento e Modelagem do Processo de Produção de Lã e Produtos Artesanais

Abstract

The sheep farming is a livestock activity of utmost importance for the economy and culture of Rio Grande do Sul, especially for the region of pampa gaucho. The activity had its apex in the early twentieth century, through the economic exploitation of wool, however, sheep farming went through a period of crisis in the wool sector, due to the beginning of synthetic wool commercialization. After a period of devaluation of sheep farming in the country, the production chain is in a new moment in relation to the consumer market. From this perspective, this study aims to understand the production system of handmade wool in the pampas region of Rio Grande do Sul, through the principles of lean production and the application of the Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) tool. About the methodological procedures, this study is framed as a case study, which was carried out by means of a bibliographic survey and a data collection system. This system was done by means of semi-structured interviews and observations of the activities involved in the process. For this, through the analysis of the collected data, the BPMN mapping and modeling was developed and, through this methodology, it was possible to obtain a systematic vision of all the stages of the handmade wool production process, where the weak points that served as a basis for the proposal of improvement actions were identified. The application of this tool sought to optimize the process.