Applying the PDCA cycle for continuous improvement in a bovine confinement system: a case study

Abstract

This work aims to describe a project proposal using the PDCA cycle as a driving force for the process of continuous improvement in a bovine confinement system. This is an applied research, operationalized by the case study method, using a rural property in the south of the State of Rio Grande do Sul as unit of analysis. We applied PDCA cycle as an intervention instrument. The main results of the research were the diagnosis of the problems of the confinement process, through the Ishikawa diagram, as well as suggestions to promote the improvement of the quality of the confinement process, taking as reference the indicators from the application of the 5W2H and SEFTI techniques.