Um diagnóstico da gestão de micros e pequenas indústrias do setor moveleiro de Santa Cruz do Sul - RS.

Abstract

This dissertation analyzed the administration micro and small furniture industries of the (city) municipal district of Santa Cruz do Sul. We started from the presupposition that the technological, organizationals and productive changes are conforming a new industrial scenery, with significant repercussions in the administrative and production areas. The central objective of this dissertation is to investigate how these companies have behaved facing the administration forms, mainly in the production, materials and commercialization areas, which contributed to preserve/increase competitiveness. To answer the subject questions, we carried out an empiric research, through a questionnaire and interviews with 28 companies of the sector. It was verified that the furniture industry of Santa Cruz do Sul is in a situation of technological stagnation, in need of new organizational technologies, that could be fulfilled by agreements with Institutions and Universities of the area. The use of such techniques and technological innovations would increase the efficiency and the quality of the production, and would also prepare the laborer, increasing the competitiveness of the section to the consuming market.