%0 Journal Article
	%A F. Charrua-Santos and  S. Dias and  J. Matias and  F. Brójo and  S. Azevedo.
	%D 2011
	%J International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 54, 2011
	%T Orders Preparation and Control on the Productive Process Efficiency Preparation
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2572
	%V 54
	%X The main objective of this paper is to analyse the influence of preparation and control of orders on performance. The focused activities explored in this research are: procurement, production and distribution. These changes in performance were obtained through improvement of the supply chain. It is proved using all the company activities that it is possible to increase de efficiency and do services in an adequate way, placing the products in the market efficiently. For that, it was explored the importance of the supply chain, with privilege to the practical environment and the quantification of the obtained results.

	%P 977 - 982