Especificação e implementação do software Flow M na gestão de produção numa indústria do pescado

Abstract

Currently, consumers are increasingly aware and demanding of food safety, demanding greater transparency in food products. At the same time, globalization accelerated the technological developments that have led to the agri-food sector achieving elevated levels of national and international competitiveness. To meet consumer demands and remain competitive in the market, companies in the Portuguese agri-food sector recognize the significant impact of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) on the development of their company. Turning them then active participants, in the fourth industrial revolution, which is causing a profound digital transformation in all sectors. Industry 4.0 focuses on the total digitalization of physical assets and their integration into digital ecosystems with various suppliers in the value chain. One of the most suitable solutions for the manufacturing industry is the Manufacturing Execution System. These information systems allow for faster and more robust decision-making and consequent gains in competitiveness. FLOW Manufacturing is an industrial production and quality management software (MES system), which ensures production management in all stages of production, planning, quality, traceability, and legal/regulatory requirements, all in real-time, through the integration of equipment, devices on the shop floor and with the company's integrated management system - ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning). In this traineeship, the overall objective was to know and obtain training on FLOW M software and its main functionalities, as well as the knowledge of the processes of implementation and integration of the software with ERPs systems, applied to the agri-food sector to the fish processing and freezing industry. The strategy adopted to meet the objectives outlined in terms of training consisted of parameterizations in FLOW M for implementation and integration in several customers, with different industrial contexts, from the plastic packaging industry to the food industry, dairy industry, fruit/vegetable processing industry, bakery industry, industry from animal feed to the fish processing and freezing industry, as well as participation in meetings with customers, on the different implementation projects. The case study presented in this report stems from the project of implementation and integration of FLOW M in Mar Cabo Ltd., a company in the fish processing and freezing industry. In this project, it was defined the production flow of the company and adapted to FLOW M, where reception processes, production processes and quality processes were created. At the same time, several documents from the quality, planning and production areas of the company for FLOW M were dematerialized and the critical control points already identified in the company's HACCP were also defined. The objectives of training and professional development were achieved, as well as the objectives outlined for the implementation and integration project of Mar Cabo.

Date of Award	12 Dec 2022
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Miguel Angelo Araújo Carvalho Fernandes (Supervisor)