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COBEM 2021
26th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Evaluation of Practices and Performances of Companies in the Metal-Mechanical Sector in a Region in Southern Brazil Using Benchmarking in the Context of the Triple Bottom Line
Submission Author:
Joao Carlos Espindola Ferreira , SC , Brazil
Co-Authors:
Odmartan Ribas Maciel, Joao Carlos Espindola Ferreira
Presenter: Joao Carlos Espindola Ferreira
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2021.COB2021-0471
Abstract
This article presents an analysis of different manufacturing systems in companies of the metal-mechanic sector in the northern region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in order to evaluate how these systems contribute to sustainability, using the benchmarking method. A survey was applied to eleven medium and large companies, considering that their activities directly and indirectly impact the development of the region. The sustainable development of an organization must be supported by the following pillars that make up the Triple Bottom Line: environmental (which refers to natural capital), social (refers to human capital) and economic (characterized by profit for stakeholders). The benchmarking method was chosen because it provides means to diagnose and compare the manufacturing systems used by companies. For the application of the benchmarking method, a checklist was created with aspects such as the manufacturing system, standards, as well as lean manufacturing practices. Thirty indicators were developed, based on the 85 indicators of the GRI Standards, categorized into three variables, in order to identify the levels of practice and performance of companies within the scope of the Triple Bottom Line. The data were obtained through the application of a questionnaire and face-to-face visits to the companies studied and, subsequently, the data were analyzed. The results of the study present the diagnosis of practices and performance of the companies studied, as well as the identification of possibilities for improvements in the manufacturing systems of the companies from the point of view of the Triple Bottom Line. The originality of this study is to propose the application of the interrelationship between the three dimensions of the Triple Bottom Line, which shows the presence or not of balance in the scope of sustainability in the organizations studied, reflecting the current state of the production system, which allows concluding that the application of this research in the future will enable comparing the indicators.
Keywords
Triple Bottom Line, Benchmarking, Metal-mechanic Sector, Manufacturing Systems, Lean Manufacturing
