MEDEIROS, J. L.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6881509336564174; MEDEIROS, Jeferson Lucena de.
Résumé:
It´s indisputed the importance of the investment in agroindustry for economy. Nowadays the
little companies of this business area have sought to invest in the structure, installations,
technological innovations and trainee programs. The objetive of the research was to identify
the importance of the application of PDCA instrument in the administrative activities as a
contribution for the continuous improvement of this productive process. The methodological
procedures in this research consisted in a bibliographic survey and the data collection was
achieved with a questionnaire with questions, each other divided between two stages: one
related to the social-demographic and professional profile of the respondents; and respondents
knowledge about the quality instruments and its application in the administrative activities of
the researched agroindustry. The results evidence that the studied company uses a very
organized strategically planning, with definition of goals and clear objectives. It was also
noticed that the agroindustry uses quality instruments for developing its products, improving
the efficiency of its production.