Temperatura ambiente e seus efeitos na competitividade da indústria de embalagens.

Abstract

Several factors affect the global supply chain, affecting people and organizations, compromising productivity and competitiveness. In this context, enviromental temperature can be related to the loss of competitiveness. Based on this assumption, the general objective was defined, which is to analyze the influence of ambient temperature and its impacts on the competitiveness of Flexible Packaging Industries, and the specific objectives, which are: To relate the history of climate records with the history of indicators, to relate the levels of internal and external temperature by projecting the temperature levels of historical periods, to generate subsidies for the mitigation of risks arising from environment temperature and to confirm environment temperature as a variable that reduces competitiveness. Through a Systematic Review of the Literature, using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses protocol, the existing knowledge on the subject was identified, which in turn highlighted the central role of the Human Being as an element of industrial productivity. After the systematic review of the literature, a Case Study in the Flexible Packaging Industry was structured. Using a system thinking approach and modeling, the key performance indicators were selected. The Went-Bulb Globe Temperature reading followed the legal determinations of the MINISTÉRIO DO TRABALHO E EMPREGO. The correlation analyses were performed using the Pearson equation. The temperature in the work environment rises on average 4.21 °C in relation to the temperature recorded at the meteorological station, 52.17% of the work accidents occurred in temperature ranges not recommended by INTERNATIONAL LABOR STANDARDS, 73.27% of the returned goods were produced at room temperature above 27 °C. The % Returns indicator presents a strong positive Pearson correlation (0.8901). The Performance OEE indicator presents a strong negative Pearson correlation (-0.8404) for machine N° 1. The results show that ambient temperature influences the competitiveness of the flexible packaging industry, imputing a loss of performance of its key performance indicators and an increase in the risk of accidents in the work place. These results answer the research questions, highlighting the central role of Human beings in competitiveness and that Ambient Temperature influences the competitiveness of industrial organizations.