Implementation of Industrial Traceability Systems: A Case Study of a Luxury Metal Pieces Manufacturing Company

Technological advances have shown an accentuated growth trend, which is directly proportional to the quality of life in today’s society. As a result, business market becoming increasingly competitive and customers are more demanding, forcing companies look for new tools adopt work methodologies improve their flexibility, effectiveness efficiency, ensuring better response needs. In this context, tracking objects, totally or partially automatic, considered essential technologies all kinds analysis treatment data, providing several benefits companies, including waste reduction, identification bottlenecks, cost improvement product entire flow information. A case study industrial company specializing machining, polishing galvanoplasty metallic alloys, small size pieces be incorporated luxury fashion accessories, presented. Derived from difficulties underlying implementation traceability system supported by obtaining data automatic way, focus based on base model, with sequential steps, allows any adapt these types technological systems. Based pillars knowledge acquired through bibliographic review subject, as well recognition whole production flow, makes use model already developed, studied tested, project viability measuring obtained results found after respective implementation. Production performance increased system, time worked throughout decreased. prior was around 98.6%. Applying Kaizen (continuous improvement) strategy times collected pilot test, indicator rose 0.5%, 99.1%, corresponding annual increase 99 pieces. The integration robust simple capture (AIDC) environment allowed automated collection processing. addition financial productive benefits, Industry 4.0 encompasses huge medium- long-term impact functional monitoring terms, enormous aid management flows.