Atrasos em Negociação de Mudanças de Pedidos Causam Perda de Capacidade Produtiva
Definition
Shipbuilding contracts (Promef, FGCN) use fixed-price lump-sums with 2–4 year build cycles. When design changes, material sourcing shifts, or supplier substitutions occur, change order processing involves: (1) Engineering evaluation (5–10 days); (2) Supplier pricing quotes (5–15 days); (3) Finance/FMM budget review (5–10 days). Total: 15–35 days of production hold. During this time, allocated dry-dock capacity sits idle or operates at reduced efficiency, and labor resources redeploy to lower-value rework.
Key Findings
- Financial Impact: Idle dry-dock capacity: Major shipyards have 1–2 operational dry docks per facility. A dry dock idle for 20 days/year (conservative, assuming 5–10 change order cycles at 2–3 days each, understating actual delays) at R$ 50K–R$ 100K/day = R$ 1M–R$ 2M capacity loss per dry dock. Across 27 operational Brazilian shipyards[1], estimated capacity loss: R$ 27M–R$ 54M annually. Labor inefficiency (redirection to rework during negotiation waits): 10–20% of shipyard workforce (assume 5,000–10,000 workers across industry) × 20–40 days/year = 100K–400K labor hours diverted, valued at R$ 3M–R$ 20M annually.
- Frequency: Continuous; active contracts experience 5–15 change orders per 2–4 year cycle = 1.25–7.5 change orders/year per contract. ~30–50 major active contracts in Brazil = 40–375 change orders/year across industry.
- Root Cause: Absence of: (1) Pre-approved supplier/pricing catalogs for common change order scenarios; (2) Parallelized engineering/procurement approvals (sequential today); (3) Real-time FMM budget reconciliation; (4) Automated change order status dashboards.
Why This Matters
The Pitch: Shipbuilders lose 5–15% of billable dry-dock and labor capacity annually due to manual change order negotiations causing 10–30 day production delays. Structured change order workflows with pre-approved pricing matrices reduce negotiation cycles from 20+ days to 2–3 days, recovering R$ 50M–R$ 200M in annual production throughput.
Affected Stakeholders
Production Planners, Dry Dock Managers, Procurement Specialists, Project Managers, Finance/FMM Coordination
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Related Business Risks
Falta de Controle em Pedidos de Mudança (Change Orders) em Contratos de Preço Fixo
Risco de Multa Fiscal por Inconsistência NF-e em Alterações de Pedidos
Falta de Visibilidade em Histórico de Negociações de Preços de Mudanças Causa Decisões Ineficientes de Compra
Atraso em Pagamentos de Marcos Contratuais (Milestone Billing Delays)
Dilatação de Prazos em Projetos de Construção Naval (Project Timeline Bleed)
Multas e Embargo por Falha em Conformidade Fiscal em Pagamentos de Marcos (NF-e/SPED Rejection Cascade)
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