HENRIQUES, K. J. S.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2722675091478916; HENRIQUES, Kennedy Jogley da Silva
Résumé:
The current economic environment requires organizations to submit competitive
business, so it is essential to seek effective and economically viable mechanisms that enable
greater profitability and organizational growth. This study aimed to verify the feasibility of
expanding the productive capacity of ICOMEG, a metallurgical company in the city of
Campina Grande - Paraíba, through the acquisition of new equipment or outsource part of the
manufacturing process. By that reason, it was done a cost analysis and investment to identify
which solution would be more feasible to enable greater productivity of the company’s
production system, making it compatible with the market demand displayed for its product.
Thus, we conducted a case of study as the model proposed by Tachizawa (2000), as well as
field research, descriptive literature and documents given to the concepts of Vergara (2003).
According to the information obtained and the analyzes presented, the viability due in
purchasing a new machine in order to increase the production capacity of the company under
study than outsource the producton. This procedure will provide an adequate capacity
according to their expected market demand, and generate higher revenues, growth and
development of the company ICOMEG.