The process industries span multiple industrial sectors and constitute a substantial part of the entire manufacturing industry. Since companies belonging to this family of industries are often very asset intensive, their ability to respond to changes is often limited in the short term. The adaptation of the capabilities of existing processes, and conversely finding products and market segments to match the production system capabilities, are an important part of product- and market development activities in the process industry. The importance to companies in the process industry of having a well-articulated manufacturing strategy congruent with the business strategy is second to none. However, to facilitate manufacturing strategy developments, it is essential to start with an improved characterization and understanding of the material transformation system. To that end an extensive set of variables was developed and related measures and scales were defined. The resulting configuration model, focusing on company generic process capabilities in the process industries, is to be regarded as a conceptual taxonomy and as a proposition available for further testing. The usability of the model was subsequently assessed using “mini-cases” in the forestry industry, where the respondents confirmed that the company’s overall strategy could benefit from this kind of platform as a possible avenue to follow. The model was deployed as an instrument in the profiling of company material transformation systems to facilitate the further development of companies' functional and business strategies. The use of company-generic production capabilities was studied in three case companies representing the mineral, food and steel industries. The model was found by the respondents to be usable as a knowledge platform to develop production strategies. In the final analysis of the research results, a new concept emerged called “production capability configuration": A process-industrial company’s alignment of its generic production capabilities in the areas of raw materials, process technology and products to improve the consistency among the variable elements that define operations and improve the congruence between operations and its environment. From the perspective of value creation and capture, firms must be able to manufacture products in a competitive cost structure within the framework of a proper business model. By using the configuration model, the relationship between manufacturing and innovation activities has been studied in the previously mentioned three case studies. In many cases the gap in capability appears as a limitation in the production system, requiring development efforts and sometimes investments to overcome. This is illustrated with two examples from the steel industry, where development efforts of the production system capabilities are initiated to better match the market demands. One example is the increase the volume- and product flexibility of an existing stainless steel melt shop, resulting in a proposed oblong Argon Oxygen Decarburisation (AOD) converter configuration that was subsequently verified using water modelling. The second example is from a carbon steel mill, where the target was to increase the raw material- and volume flexibility of another melt shop, by modifying the capabilities of the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF). Enabling EAF technologies are further described and evaluated using operational data and engineering type of estimates. / <p>QC 20170116</p>

Purpose - What influences the choice of material supply systems as well as how the design of the systems influences the efficiency of the assembly is substantially important. This because the target audience of the study; manufacturing companies whom applies any kind of material supply system, must be able to achieve and maintain a social and economic sustainability. Thus, the study aims to: Increase knowledge of how the choice and arrangement of material supply affects the efficiency of assembly. The purpose has been broken down into three research questions: 1.      Which is the most suitable material supply system depending on various types of factors? 2.     How does the material supply system affect the efficiency of the assembly process? 3.     How should material supply systems be adapted for an efficient assembly process? Method - The purpose of the study and the research questions are based on the problem description that was formulated. An abductive approach has characterized the case study work process. The literature review has formulated by a review of previous research and has together with the data collection methods: interviews, observations and document studies, formed the analysis. In order to provide answers to the study’s research questions, collected data was compared to previous research, in order to find similarities or differences. Result - The choice of material supply system is mainly influenced by applied production strategy, production system and the setup of the assembly. It doesn’t matter how the choice has been made unless a well-functioning information system exists, in terms of efficiency of the assembly. Walking distances as well as the location of components and how they are introduced to the assembler, should also be considered in the design of the material supply systems. That is important due to the value-adding activities performed at the assembly station. Several problems have been identified with the use of Lean tools which contributed to formulated improvement suggestions. Implications – The theoretical contributions of the study covers the inadequate theory that was found when connecting production strategies with the advantages and disadvanatges of material supply systems. Also, most of the theories emphasize how efficiency in assembly lines can be improved with the use of material supply systems, but there is limited information how the design of material supply systems affects the efficiency of assemblers in production cells. Empirically, the study contributes with different stages where various issues and wastes have been identified based on the presentation and the arrangement of the material supply systems. This increases the opportunity to prioritize the issues which should be based on the stages that includes most waste. Likewise, the choice of material supply system can be used as guidelines to find out when each system is most suitable. Limitations - Since data has been collected from only one company, the study's validity can be questioned. In addition, an abductive approach made the study complex as well as time-consuming and contributed to that the intended use of economic models was defaulted. / Syfte – Valet av materialförsörjningssystem påverkas i första hand av olika faktorer. Därtill är systemens utformning av betydelse för monteringens effektivitet. Detta för att studiens målgrupp; tillverkande företag där någon form av materialförsörjningssystem tillämpas ska kunna uppnå och bibehålla en social- samt ekonomisk hållbarhet. Därmed är studiens syfte att: Öka förståelsen för hur valet samt utformningen av materialförsörjningssystem påverkar effektiviteten i montering. Syftet har sedan brutits ned i tre frågeställningar: 1.      Vilket är det mest lämpade materialförsörjningssystemet beroende på olika          påverkansfaktorer? 2.     Hur påverkas materialförsörjningssystem monteringsprocessen effektivitet? 3.     Hur bör materialförsörjningssystem anpassas för en effektiv monteringsprocess? Metod – Studiens syfte samt frågeställningar är baserade på den problemformulering vilken definierades i enlighet med fallföretagets önskemål. En abduktiv ansats har präglat enfallsstudiens arbetsprocess. Litteraturöversikten har formats genom granskning av tidigare forskning och har tillsammans med datainsamlingsmetoderna: intervjuer, observationer samt dokumentstudier utgjort analysavsnittet. För att kunna ge svar på studiens frågeställningar jämfördes insamlad data med tidigare forskning, för att hitta likheter alternativt skillnader. Resultat – Valet av materialförsörjningssystem påverkas främst av respektive produktionsstrategi, produktionssystem samt produktionsupplägg. Det är oväsentligt sett till monteringens effektivitet, hur valet genomförts om inte ett välfungerande informationssystem existerar. Därtill bör hänsyn även tas till gångavstånd samt lokalisering av komponenter vid utformandet av materialförsörjningssystemens upplägg samt presentation. Detta då monteringens värdeskapande arbete ska kunna uppnå största möjliga effektivitet. Flertalet problem identifierades med hjälp av Lean-verktyg vilket möjliggjorde att förbättringsförslag lämnades. Implikationer – Studiens teoretiska bidrag behandlar kopplingen mellan applicerad produktionsstrategi samt materialförsörjningssystemens för- och nackdelar, vilket under studiens arbetsprocess visat sig vara bristfälligt. Likaså framhäver merparten av teorierna hur monteringens effektivitet påverkas i ett line-utformat produktionsupplägg, varav paralleller mellan grupporganiserat produktionsupplägg samt materialförsörjningssystem även utgör studiens teoretiska bidrag. Empiriskt sett bidrar studien med att materialförsörjningens presentation och upplägg delats upp i olika steg där diverse problem samt slösersier identifierats, vilket ökar möjligheterna kring att prioritera bland mest väsentliga problem. Prioriteringen bör utgå från steget, där flest slöserier återfinns. Likaså bidrar valet av materialförsörjningssystem med en guidning kring när respektive system är mest lämpligt att använda. Begränsningar – Då det insamlats data från endast ett företag kan studiens generaliserbarhet ifrågasättas. Dessutom innebar en abduktiv ansats att studien varit komplex samt tidskrävande och bidrog till att nyttjandet av tilltänkta ekonomiska modeller uteblev.

This graduation theses describes the study of a production system project. After the status analysis and consultation with the worker from selected company were found capacity absence in the existing production system. This is why this study deal with execution of the project - building up new factory building. Resolution about expansion of the production system is execute on the basis of actual prognosis of demand of the producing assortment.

With the increase in food consumption, new ideas, and technologies began to be developed. Inaddition, the developments generated by Industry 4.0 technologies have started to be applied tothe entire manufacturing sector and the indoor farming industry, which is currently trending.Many studies and articles have been prepared on this subject, and the main goal of each study isto produce quality products and to ensure continuity in production to cover the nonendingincrease in demand. This paper discusses how simulation technology, which is one of the industry 4.0 technologies,can be used in the production system development of the indoor farming industry. According tomany researchers, the biggest obstacle for the vertical farming industry is start-up cost, andsimulation technologies can be the solution for this since it allows future production systems tobe analyzed without any investment. To have a clear vision of how these technologies can beadapted in the indoor farming industry, this paper will find the answers to these questions, RQ1:How can simulation facilitate production system development and Industry 4.0 projects withinthe indoor farming industry? RQ2: What are the benefits and challenges when using simulationas a tool for production system development within the indoor farming industry? To reach thegoal of this paper, the case study method was used, and an indoor farming company was selectedto get more realistic data about the vertical farming system. BlueRedGold AB is a start-upcompany in the indoor farming industry, and it has a huge growth potential since they aim totransform its current production lines to be fully automated. Many articles and studies were usedto approach the solution of the research questions from a more technical and academic point ofview, and the analysis of these articles was carried out with the structured literature review method. After conducting this research, answers have been obtained for the research questions. Theauthors' solution to the layout issue, one of the case company's main challenges as indicated inthis study, was developed after extensive simulation model testing. As highlighted in this paper,it has been stated by many researchers, there are several simulation approaches to follow.However, the authors have developed a simulation modeling approach to be followed in theindoor vertical farming industry to overcome the complexity of these systems as well as thesimulation program complexity. In addition, several challenges and benefits have beenhighlighted in this paper such as the lack of ready models of the equipment used in indoorfarming which requires a knowledge of a programing language to overcome. Finally, despitechallenges, simulation technology can provide an applicable solution for production systemproblems of vertical farming companies/organizations to obtain continuous improvementphilosophy which is the main principle of Lean thinking. The generated simulation model in thisthesis project was successfully implemented, demonstrating how this technology might be aneffective solution for complex production systems as in the indoor farming sector.

Examensarbetet utfördes våren 2018 på Scanias axel- och växellådsmontering i Södertälje. Axel- och växellådsmonteringen består till största del av manuella monteringsstationer men också till en del av automationslösningar för skruvdragning. Huvudmålet för examensarbetet är att så långt som möjligt automatisera tre manuella monteringsstationer, med delmålen att redovisa nuläget med eventuellt nödvändiga förändringar i processen samt identifiera tekniska lösningar för automation. De tekniska lösningarna för automation ska vara nedbrutna i en budget och payback för eventuell investering. Mål och avgränsningar för rapporten återfinns i inledningskapitlet. För att få operations- och produktkännedom inleds examensarbetet med en praktik på de berörda monteringsstationerna. Vidare fortsatte arbetet med litteraturstudier för att ge en teoretisk referensram. Den teoretiska referensramen används dels i rapporten samt även som underlag för ett flertal intervjuer med forskare på KTH och Scania, samt med kollegor inom produktionsteknik. För att finna tekniklösningar utfördes intern benchmark på flera av Scanias produktionsenheter. Intern benchmark och litteraturstudie har varit grunden för examensarbetets benchmark. I kapitel 2.1 återfinns en utförlig beskrivning av examensarbetets arbetsmetod samt de metoder som tillämpats. De monteringsmoment som utförs på den line där de manuella monteringsstationerna är placerade är att sammanfoga skruv-, press-, limförband. En beskrivning av linen och vilka monteringsmoment som utförs på vardera station återfinns i kapitel 4.2, figur 9. De monteringsoperationerna som utförs på de manuella monteringsstationerna är skruvilägg, mutteräntring, limning, dragning, lagerpressning och avlyft. Examensarbetet visar i kapitel 6.2 de tekniklösningar som kan användas för automation av de fyra manuella monteringsstationerna. Tekniklösningarna är identifierade under intern benchmark på Scania. Tekniklösningarna bryts ned i investeringsuppskattningar vilka presenteras i kapitel 6.3, tabell 15. Tekniklösningarna uppskattas att för hela systemet kräva en investering på 16.5 till 22.5 miljoner kronor. En investering i tekniklösningarna ger då en årlig besparing om fem positioner vilket resulterar i en årlig besparing om 2.5 miljoner kronor. Payback-tid för investeringen (kapitel 6.3, tabell 16) blir då 6.6 till 9 år. Fördelar med att automatisera de manuella monteringsstationerna blir att de ergonomiska repetitionsbelastningarna för operatörerna minskar (kapitel 3.4 och 4.4) samt att kvalitetssäkring av limförband kan utföras vilket i nuläget är utmanande. Utmaningarna med att automatisera blir att skapa värde för fler företagsdelar i samband med automationsinvesteringen samt skapa en flexibel automationslösning vilken kan möta framtida produkt- eller produktionsvolymsförändringar. En rekommendation i att investera i examensarbetets framställda tekniklösningar för automation kan inte ges, däremot rekommenderas att studera vidare hur ett alternativ skulle se ut för att vara flexibelt nog att möta framtida förändringar samt skapa för flera delar av företaget vid investering. / The thesis project is conducted during spring of 2018 at Scania axle and transmission assembly in Södertälje. The axle and transmission assembly consists in large parts of manual assembly stations but also of automatic tightening solution The main objective of the thesis project is to automate three manual assembly stations as far as possible. The main objective where divided into three assignments. First assignment is to identify and describe the work stations current state. Second assignment is to identify and propose necessary changes of the current process. Last assignment is to identify technical solutions for automation and present investment, budget and calculate time for payback. Objectives and delimitations of the thesis project is found in the introduction chapter. To gather knowledge of the product and assembly line an practice period where conducted during the first week of the thesis project. To reach an academic perspective of our thesis a literature review was conducted. The theoretical frame of reference is used during the project in two different ways, as a theoretical background to our objective and also as an basis for several interviews with researchers and senior colleagues at Scania. In order to meet the third assignment to identify technical solutions an internal benchmark was performed on several of Scanias production units. Internal benchmark and literature review has been the basis of the proposed technical solutions. Chapter 2.1 contains a description of work method of the thesis and the methods applied. The manual assembly operations performed on the assembly line are to assemble screw, press and adhesives conjoins. A description of the manual assembly operations is found in chapter 4.2, Figure 9. The assembly operations performed on the manual assembly stations are screw and nut placement, adhesive application, bearing placement and lift. The thesis describes in chapter 6.2 the technical options for automation solutions applied to the four manual assembly stations. The technical options are identified through the internal benchmark at Scania. The technical options are presented as estimated investments in Chapter 6.3, table 15. The technical option is estimated to an investment of 16.5 to 22.5 million sek. The technical solution results in an annual saving at 2.5 million sek., which gives an 6.6 to 9 years payback time (Shown in Chapter 6.3, table 16). The automation solution the thesis project proposes has advantages in that the ergonomic repetitions are significantly reduced (chapter 3.4 and 4.4) and contributes to ensure quality of the adhesive application of the conjoint. Challenges with the proposed automation system is to create additional value cross functional through the organization and to design a solution that is flexible enough to meet changes in products and/or production flow. Recommendation for investment in the thesis projects automation solution cannot be given due to the lack of future flexibility and additional value to another part of the organization. The thesis project shows significant advantages for automation solution in terms of ergonomics and quality. The recommendation is to continue the study of how an investment in an automated solution can create a cross functional value and contribute to product flexibility.

The pharmaceutical sector is important for human health due to the increasing demand for medical products but is also a pollution and waste intensive industry. There is an urgent need for the industry to review its environmental footprints and simultaneously consider the industrial transformation called Industry 4.0. This is especially true for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). To achieve these objectives, it is presumed that artificial intelligence (AI) will have an important role.  This thesis sets out to identify barriers that pharmaceutical SMEs may encounter when implementing AI to improve environmental efforts. Furthermore, due to the lack of efficient tools the Green Performance Map is analyzed to see if additional value in the design phase and running of a production system can be obtained. Semi-structured interviews were conducted as this thesis is a case study and follows an inductive process. Other qualitative data and literature were used to investigate the research questions. The results indicate that organizational, resource, regulatory and knowledge specific factors can create barriers. Furthermore, there are indications that the Green Performance Map will be useful in both the design phase and running of a production system, this is however dependent on the resources. / Läkemedelssektorn är viktig för människans hälsa på grund av den ökade efterfrågan av medicinska produkter men bidrar även till stora mängder avfall och föroreningar. Det finns ett akut behov att industrin granskar sina miljöavtryck och samtidigt överväger den industriella omvandlingen som kallas Industri 4.0. Detta gäller särskilt för små och medelstora företag. För att uppnå dessa mål kan Artificiell Intelligens (AI) komma att ha en betydelsefull roll.  Detta examensarbete syftar till att identifiera de hinder som små och medelstora läkemedelsföretag kan stöta på när de implementerar AI för att förbättra sitt miljöarbete. På grund av brist på effektiva verktyg analyseras dessutom Green Performance Map för att se om ett mervärde i designfasen och under driften av produktionssystemet kan erhållas. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes då examensarbetet är en fallstudie och följer en induktiv process. Kvalitativa data och litteratur användes för att undersöka forskningsfrågorna. Resultatet indikerar att organisatoriska, resurs-, reglerings- och kunskapsspecifika faktorer kan skapa barriärer. Dessutom, finns det indikatorer på att Green Performance Map kommer vara användbart både i designfasen och när produktionssystemet är i drift, detta är dock beroende på nivån av resurser.

The pharmaceutical sector is important for human health due to the increasing demand for medical products but is also a pollution and waste intensive industry. There is an urgent need for the industry to review its environmental footprints and simultaneously consider the industrial transformation called Industry 4.0. This is especially true for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). To achieve these objectives, it is presumed that artificial intelligence (AI) will have an important role.  This thesis sets out to identify barriers that pharmaceutical SMEs may encounter when implementing AI to improve environmental efforts. Furthermore, due to the lack of efficient tools the Green Performance Map is analyzed to see if additional value in the design phase and running of a production system can be obtained. Semi-structured interviews were conducted as this thesis is a case study and follows an inductive process. Other qualitative data and literature were used to investigate the research questions. The results indicate that organizational, resource, regulatory and knowledge specific factors can create barriers. Furthermore, there are indications that the Green Performance Map will be useful in both the design phase and running of a production system, this is however dependent on the resources. / Läkemedelssektorn är viktig för människans hälsa på grund av den ökade efterfrågan av medicinska produkter men bidrar även till stora mängder avfall och föroreningar. Det finns ett akut behov att industrin granskar sina miljöavtryck och samtidigt överväger den industriella omvandlingen som kallas Industri 4.0. Detta gäller särskilt för små och medelstora företag. För att uppnå dessa mål kan Artificiell Intelligens (AI) komma att ha en betydelsefull roll.  Detta examensarbete syftar till att identifiera de hinder som små och medelstora läkemedelsföretag kan stöta på när de implementerar AI för att förbättra sitt miljöarbete. På grund av brist på effektiva verktyg analyseras dessutom Green Performance Map för att se om ett mervärde i designfasen och under driften av produktionssystemet kan erhållas. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes då examensarbetet är en fallstudie och följer en induktiv process. Kvalitativa data och litteratur användes för att undersöka forskningsfrågorna. Resultatet indikerar att organisatoriska, resurs-, reglerings- och kunskapsspecifika faktorer kan skapa barriärer. Dessutom, finns det indikatorer på att Green Performance Map kommer vara användbart både i designfasen och när produktionssystemet är i drift, detta är dock beroende på nivån av resurser.

No cultivo do milho safra, os produtores em sistema de produção em plantio direto (SPD) antecipam a dose da adubação nitrogenada de cobertura, que seria feita nos estádios V3 e V6, na cultura da aveia durante a entressafra ou em présemeadura do milho. Não se conhece a eficiência destes sistemas de adubação do milho. Assim, esta pesquisa foi realizada com a finalidade de elucidar a dinâmica do nitrogênio (N) por meio da avaliação do seu aproveitamento nos compartimentos solo, milho e no resíduo da aveia, e determinar a eficiência de uso do fertilizante nitrogenado (EUFN). O experimento foi realizado nos municípios de Guarapuava-PR e Taquarituba-SP, com a aplicação de 180 kg ha-1 e 150 kg ha-1 de N, respectivamente. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos ao acaso com cinco sistemas de adubação e quatro repetições. Os sistemas de adubação foram: N no perfilhamento da aveia; N na pré-semeadura do milho; N na semeadura do milho; N em cobertura no estádio V3 do milho; e N em duas coberturas, nos estádios V3 e V6 do milho. Em ambos locais não houve diferença na produtividade de grãos, em razão do sistema de adubação, em Guarapuava a produtividade média foi de 14,2 Mg ha-1 de grãos, e em Taquarituba 10,6 Mg ha-1 de grãos. A antecipação do N na aveia reduziu a EUFN em até 41%, com maior dependência do N fornecido pelo solo, e foi o sistema de adubação que mais perdeu 15N-fertilizante, uma vez que não recuperou 50% do 15N aplicado. Os sistemas de adubação, em que o 15N foi aplicado no estádio V3 ou nos estádios V3 e V6 foram mais eficientes, com EUFN de 51% e 55%, nessa ordem. A avaliação da produção de grãos não serve para avaliar a eficiência de sistema de adubação. Os sistemas de adubação antecipado na cultura do milho não são eficientes no uso do N proveniente do fertilizante. / In maize crop, sidedress nitrogen fertilization in V3 or V6 phenological stages was moved to cultivated oat during off season or in pre-sowing by farmers that adopt the no-tillage maize system. However, the efficiency of this fertilization system is unknow. This research was designed to understand nitrogen (N) dynamic by evaluating the recovery in soil, maize plant and oat straw to calculate the N use efficiency (NUE) by maize crop. Maize crop fields experiments were conducted in Guarapuava, Paraná state and Taquarituba, São Paulo state, where fertilization rate was 180 kg ha-1 and 150 kg ha-1 of N respectively. Experimental desing was randomized block with four repetitions and five fertilization systems: N in oat tillering; N in pre-sowing corn, N in sowing corn; N sidedress in V3 and N sidedress in V3 and V6. Grain yield, with average 14,2 Mg ha-1 in Guarapuava and 10,6 Mg ha-1 in Taquarituba were not statiscally different. N fertilization in oat showed NUE 41% lower due to N soil contribution and high N loss with 50% 15N unaccounted. Fertilization systems which N-fertilizer was applied sidedress in V3 or V3 and V6 maize stage were more efficient with NUE 51% and 55%, respectively. Grain yield was not able to measure the efficiency of fertilization system. The anticipation of N fertilization in maize crop had low N use efficiency from N derived from fertilizer..

Em um cenário de aumento de competitividade, crescente expectativa por inovações do produto e necessidade de atender diferentes perfis de consumidores, o conceito de gerenciamento de cadeias de suprimentos globais (GSCM) surge como uma estratégia para coordenar mais eficazmente as atividades dispersas geograficamente dos sistemas produtivos. Na adoção do GSCM, as organizações devem lidar com rupturas que impactam no gerenciamento das suas atividades, tais como a interrupção de vias de transporte, pane no fornecimento de energia, desastres naturais e até ataques terroristas. Nesse contexto, o trabalho introduz um procedimento sistematizado para modelagem das cadeias de suprimentos visto como um sistema a eventos discretos e sua análise por simulação das atividades do GSCM baseada em técnicas formais como a rede de Petri (PN) e o Production Flow Schema (PFS). Um exemplo é também apresentado para ilustrar e comprovar as vantagens do método proposto na análise do GSCM. / In a context of increasing competition, rising of expectations for product innovations and need to satisfy different consumer needs, the concept of global supply chain management (GSCM) emerges as a strategy to more efficiently coordinate the geographically dispersed activities of production systems. Adopting GSCM, organizations have to deal with external disruptions that impact management activities, such as transport interruption, power supply failure, natural disasters and terrorist attacks. In this way, a systematized procedure for modeling supply chains as a discrete event system and simulation analysis of GSCM activities based on formal techniques, such as Petri net (PN) and Production Flow Schema (PFS) is introduced. An example is also presented to illustrate and confirm the advantages of the proposed method for GSCM analysis.

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The objectives of this study were to quantify (i) the dry matter yield (DM) and nutrient accumulation in shoots of white oat (season 2014); (ii) the DM and grain yield, and the nutritional status of maize (season 2014/15); (iii) potassium use efficiency by crops in succession (white oat - maize); and (iv) assess the main soil fertility attributes after the white oat crop (season 2014) and maize (season 2014/2015) in AFS fertilized with K. The experiment was installed in Model Farm of Agronomic Institute of Paraná (IAPAR), in the city of Ponta Grossa (PR) in an Oxisoil úmbrico. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with split plots and three replications. The plots consist of four transects - growing distances from trees (transects: 1 - 0- 4 m away; 2 - 4-8 m away; 3 - 8-12 m distance and 4 - 12-16 m away). In the subplots were studied four annual K2O levels (0, 100, 200 and 300 kg ha-1 year-1), as potassium chloride (600 g kg-1 K2O), applied to the surface, and half of each levels applied at sowing of each crop (white oat - winter and maize - summer). The DM yields and nutrients accumulation in the shoots of white oat were determined on management with herbicide. In maize, was evaluated the nutritional status and measured DM and grain yields. Also, values of pH, contents of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and K exchangeable, base saturation (V) and the percentage of K in the effective CECe were determined in the layers of 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-40 and 40-60 cm. The DM yield and the accumulation of nutrients in the shoots of white oat decreased due to the shade provided by the eucalyptus. To this culture in AFS, the levels of K2O increased the yield of DM and the accumulation of sulfur (S) in the shoot. In situation of shading of 64.5%, recycling of nutrients by white oat provided for the subsequent corn crop, better nutrition and, on average, higher DM and grain yields. In this situation, the addition of K2O (up to 230 kg ha- 1 year-1) would provide higher yield of corn grain. This decrease in K level directly implies greater potassium use efficiency, lower production cost and could make possible the cultivation of corn in AFS in the Campos Gerais region. The application of potassium fertilizer high water solubility, in the surface of the soil, reduced, in some situations, Ca and Mg content in the surface layer, it favored the mobility of K and increased its content of this nutrient throughout the soil profile and thus their participation in CECe. The tree component reduced nutrient concentrations in transecta 1 (most influential eucalyptus region), resulting in lower pH values and V in subsurface soil layers (below 20 cm deep). / O sucesso do sistema agroflorestal (SAF) é resultante das combinações adequadas de culturas agrícolas, forrageiras e componente arbóreo e da fertilidade do solo. Modificações no microclima, em SAF, podem afetar a eficiência de uso de potássio (K) pelas culturas agrícolas. A elevada absorção de K pelas plantas de aveia branca, milho e eucalipto tornam a fertilização potássica uma prática essencial. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram quantificar (i) o rendimento de matéria seca (MS) e acúmulo de nutrientes na parte aérea da aveia branca (safra 2014); (ii) o rendimento de MS e de grãos, e o estado nutricional do milho (safra 2014/15); (iii) a eficiência de uso de K pelas culturas em sucessão (aveia branca – milho) e (iv) avaliar os principais atributos de fertilidade do solo, após o cultivo de aveia branca (safra 2014) e milho (safra 2014/2015), em SAF fertilizado com K. O experimento foi instalado na Fazenda Modelo do Instituto Agronômico do Paraná, em Ponta Grossa (PR) em um Latossolo Vermelho Distrófico úmbrico. O delineamento experimental empregado foi de blocos casualizados, em esquema de parcelas subdivididas com três repetições. As parcelas consistiram em quatro transectas –distâncias de cultivo em relação às árvores (transectas: 1 – 0-4 m de distância; 2 – 4-8 m de distância; 3 – 8-12 m de distância; e 4 – 12-16 m de distância). Nas subparcelas foram estudadas quatro doses anuais de K2O (0, 100, 200 e 300 kg ha-1 ano-1), na forma de cloreto de potássio, aplicadas em superfície, em área total, sendo a metade de cada dose aplicada por ocasião da semeadura de cada cultura (aveia branca – inverno e milho – verão). Foram determinados os rendimentos de MS e acúmulos de macronutrientes na parte aérea da aveia branca por ocasião do manejo com herbicida. Com relação ao milho, foi avaliado o estado nutricional e mensurado os rendimentos de MS e grãos. Ainda, determinou-se os valores de pH; os teores de cálcio (Ca), magnésio (Mg) e K trocáveis; saturação por bases (V) e o percentual de K na CTC efetiva do solo, nas camadas de 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-40 e 40-60 cm. O rendimento de MS e o acúmulo de macronutrientes na parte aérea da aveia branca foi diminuído devido ao sombreamento proporcionado pelo eucalipto. Para essa cultura em SAF, as doses de K2O aumentam o rendimento de MS e também, o acúmulo de enxofre (S) na parte aérea. Em situação de sombreamento com intensidade de 64,5%, a reciclagem de nutrientes pela aveia branca proporcionou, para a cultura de milho, melhor nutrição e, na média, maiores rendimentos de MS e de grãos. Nessa situação, a adição de K2O (até 230 kg ha-1 ano-1) proporcionaria maior rendimento de grãos de milho. A diminuição na dose de K implica diretamente em maior eficiência de uso do potássio, menor custo de produção e possibilita viabilizar o cultivo de milho em SAF na região dos Campos Gerais. A aplicação de fertilizante potássico de alta solubilidade em água, na superfície do solo, diminuiu, em algumas situações, os teores de Ca e Mg na camada superficial, favoreceu a mobilidade do K e aumentou seu o teor deste nutriente ao longo do perfil do solo e, consequentemente sua participação na CTCe. O componente arbóreo diminuiu as concentrações de nutrientes na transecta 1 (região de maior influência do eucalipto), resultando em menores valores de pH e V nas camadas subsuperficiais do solo (abaixo de 20 cm de profundidade).