Filosofia just in time na construção civil: estudo de caso em um edifício de Campina Grande - PB.

Abstract

Just in time is a methodo frationalizing production processes, focused on efficiency, by defining, in a rational and systematic way, the production chain. Its use helps in management and decisionmaking, from project design to the definition of a rational layout of the construction site, in addition to the orderly planning of teams, versatility of workers, improvement and improvement of the purchase, production and transport processes in the execution of the work. However, not all sectors have incorporated it as they should. In this list is the civil construction sector, where there is a déficit of modernization related to proven and efficient production methods, which results in the loss of competitive advantages. In this perspective, this work aims to analyze the applicability of Just in time in building a small business in the city of Campina Grande - PB. Therefore, a descriptive Field research was carried out with a qualitative case study approach, with the application of na instrument with Likert scale questions, adapted from Cunha (2009), Who studied the applicability of the Lean Construction system in the construction industry in Petrolina - PE. Five respondents from the strategic and tactical levels participated in the study, Who answered a questionnaire consisting of questions with Five possible answers distributed between zero and four, where zero indicates that the principle is not present and four indicates that the principle is effectively implemented. The results indicate that the company hás not implemented JIT yet. Its use does not occur in a conscious and systemic way by the company's management, whose managers have expertise for the constructive practice, they have no theoretical basis to define the activities, models and standards of the production process.