Diagnóstico e proposta de melhoria do desempenho do processo produtivo de etanol em uma usina da Paraíba

Abstract

Industrial efficiency is one of the main performance indicators of a sugar and alcohol plant and can be indicated by the percentage of sugarcane recovered and transformed into ethanol. However, to increase the competitiveness and optimize the performance of the production units, it is necessary to improve the performance of the processes. Therefore, the objective of this work is to carry out an analysis, through a case study of the improvement of the ethanol production process in a plant in Paraíba. The methodological procedures used involve interviews with the plant's employees, in addition to monitoring the production sectors and bulletins, based on the data it was possible to construct tables with the help of some quality tools such as 5W1H and the PDCA cycle and photographs of the production processes. The results found show that mapping the milling process of the ethanol plant is of great importance for the elaboration of proposals for the improvement of the productive processes. Application of quality tools it is possible to make a comparison if the production method is efficient or not.