Utilização da gestão por processos de negócio nas organizações do setor metalmecânico de Caxias do Sul

Abstract

Business Process Management (BPM) emerged to facilitate integration and cohesion of different areas of an organization, which focuses on creating greater value to customer. This master thesis aims to investigate BPM application in small, medium and large metalworking companies located in Caxias do Sul, one of the largest metalworking regions of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A survey instrument, adapted from Paim (2007), was applied on a sample of 106 companies. Results show that 47.2% of the companies have used BPM as a predominant management style and in order to foster this style they have invested in the range of R$ 0,00 to R$ 100.000,00 in the last four years. Moreover, the average degree of BPM practiced by respondent companies was 2.98, where 1 means no practice at all and 5 indicates solid practice. Improvement of internal processes was most appointed (22.4%) as the reason why companies decided to use BPM. One of the major conclusions of the research is that even organizations that say to be involved with BPM are in a transition phase from traditional management style. The use of BPM to the fullest extent has not been observed in the scope of this research.