Submitted by Flávio Nunes (fnunes) on 2015-03-17T18:33:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 JoaoRafaelAlberton.pdf: 861727 bytes, checksum: 98c948f2f136eccfd2cb737dd9475522 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-17T18:33:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JoaoRafaelAlberton.pdf: 861727 bytes, checksum: 98c948f2f136eccfd2cb737dd9475522 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-12-15 / Nenhuma / A formação de Arranjos Produtivos Locais (APLs) é difundida na literatura como uma provável vantagem competitiva das pequenas e médias empresas frente às grandes corporações. Dentre os ganhos mais citados têm-se economias de escala, troca de informação, inovação e cooperação. Nesse contexto, a pesquisa aborda empresas do APL de jóias folheadas de Guaporé (RS) com o objetivo de identificar possíveis ganhos de custos provenientes da participação. O estudo de campo utilizou como instrumento de coleta de dados a entrevista semiestruturada, tendo por base sete categorias abordadas na literatura: competitividade, sociedade, troca de informações, recursos humanos, coopetição, inovação e economias de escala. As entrevistas contemplaram oito empresas do arranjo apoiadas pelo SEBRAE (RS), o poder público municipal e o próprio SEBRAE (RS). A análise dos dados possibilitou identificar ganhos em custos motivados pela participação no arranjo. Em três delas houve a mensuração dos ganhos. A origem dos ganhos foram pela participação em feiras, que poderiam ter ocorrido sem necessariamente participarem de um arranjo. Os ganhos em economia de escala ainda não foram percebidos e nem a presença do SEBRAE tem sido capaz de mobilizar os membros do arranjo para ganhos em compras em conjunto. Isso levaria o APL para a primeira fase evolutiva, segundo a classificação de Machado (2003). Aliado a isto, soma-se a falta de interesse das empresas e a pouca importância dada pelo poder público municipal. Constata-se que as indústrias do polo joalheiro de Guaporé (RS) não constituem um APL, na definição dada por Porter (1998). / The formation of Arranjos Produtivos Locais (APLs) is widespread in the literature as a potential competitive advantage of small and medium enterprises in the face of large corporations. Among the gains have been cited economies of scale, exchange of information, innovation and cooperation. In this context, the survey covers companies of the APL jewelery plated Guaporé (RS) in order to identify potential gains from the participation costs. The field study used as an instrument of data collection semi-structured interview, based on seven categories discussed in the literature: competitiveness, society, information exchange, human resources, coopetition, innovation and economies of scale. The eight interviews contemplated business arrangement supported by SEBRAE (RS), the municipal government and the very SEBRAE (RS). Data analysis enabled the identification of costs driven by gains in participation in the arrangement. In three of them was the measurement of earnings. The origin of the gains were by participation in trade fairs, which could have occurred without necessarily participating in an arrangement. The gains in economies of scale have not yet been realized, nor the presence of SEBRAE has been able to mobilize members of the arrangement for gains in joint purchasing. This would bring the APL for the first phase of evolution, according to the classification of Machado (2003). Allied to this, compounded by the lack of interest from companies and little importance given by the municipal government. It is noted that the pole jewelry industry Guaporé (RS) are not a cluster in the definition given by Porter (1998).

A partir do século passado a joalheria sofreu uma grande transformação nos valores construídos em torno da joia comumente entendida como ornamento confeccionado em material precioso. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi descrever o perfil de autores de joias de Porto Alegre e seus processos criativos, posicionando seus campos de atuação dentro de categorias da joalheria (Alta Joalheria, Joalheria de Autor, Joalheria de Arte). Na revisão de literatura são descritas as dinâmicas da joalheria a partir do século XX e uma abordagem sobre processos criativos referindo-se a requisitos e fenômenos necessários para a ocorrência da criatividade. Foram entrevistados dez autores reconhecidos na área da joia, sobre suas trajetórias profissionais, seus processos de trabalho e sua visão sobre os seus campos de atuação. Observou-se que os processos criativos entre os autores entrevistados se assemelham na prática entre o campo do design e o das artes. Por outro lado, o uso da nomenclatura “design” foi considerado pelos entrevistados com certa ressalva pelo fato de não possuírem graduação nesse campo. Ficou a percepção de que o produto joia ainda não recebe um claro entendimento como sendo um produto de design. Os campos de atuação que os entrevistados foram classificados neste trabalho diferiram dos campos expressados pelos mesmos. Entretanto, é indiscutível a expressão pessoal observada em seus produtos, característica do campo das artes, mesmo naqueles não inseridos nesse campo. Neste aspecto fica também fortemente identificada a aproximação dos campos da arte e do design na criação da joia. / From the last century jewelry has undergone a major transformation in the values built around the jewel commonly perceived as ornaments made of precious material. The aim of this study was describe the profile of authors of jewels of Porto Alegre and their creative processes analyzing their expertise fields within categories of jewelry (High Jewelry, Author Jewelry, Art Jewelry). On literature review are described the dynamics of jewelry from the twentieth century and an approach to creative process in relation to the requirements and necessary phenomena to the creativity occurrence. Ten recognized authors in jewels were interviewed, about their careers, their work processes and its self-definition of their expertise field. It was observed that the creative processes among the interviewed authors were similar between the field of design and of arts. On the other hand, the use of the nomenclature "design" was regarded by interviewed with certain safeguard because they have no degree in this field. Remains the perception that product jewel does not receive a clear understanding as being a product of design. The fields of action that the interviewed were classified in this study differed from the fields expressed by them. However, it is certain the personal expression observed in its products, a characteristic of the field of the arts, even in those not entered into this field. This aspect is also strongly identified the approximation of the fields of art and design in the creation of the jewel.

A criação e confecção de joias, objetos de adorno, remete aos primórdios da humanidade. Ao longo da história as técnicas construtivas foram aprimoradas, porém os métodos produtivos do ramo joalheiro ainda hoje possuem forte caráter empírico de desenvolvimento. Nesse contexto, a presente pesquisa explora a possibilidade de simulação e avaliação do comportamento mecânico da joia, aplicada em etapas que precedem à produção. Busca-se como a análise estrutural por elementos finitos pode auxiliar o designer na avaliação de joias em processos de pré-fabricação. Para isso tem-se a criação dos corpos de prova gerados pela modelagem virtual, através do software Rhinoceros 3D. Os corpos de prova são exportados para o software Abaqus CAE, no qual são configuradas as propriedades do material, condições de carregamento e de suporte, simulando aspectos do uso diário da joia. Como material para simulação, são analisados aqueles mais utilizados no segmento, o ouro, a prata e o latão. Os resultados da simulação gerados no Abaqus CAE permitem avaliar as tensões geradas sobre o modelo, bem como os deslocamentos e deformações. Assim são identificados pontos frágeis na estrutura ou mesmo onde pode ter uma otimização da quantidade de material utilizado para cada joia, reavaliando a necessidade de aumentar ou reduzir o uso do material, buscando o equilíbrio estrutural do qual a joia necessitará. Os resultados obtidos comprovam que o método converge para uma importante ferramenta que proporciona dados sobre cada projeto a ser desenvolvido. Esses dados geram uma visão analítica onde as empresas podem definir qual a prioridade para cada projeto através de índices precisos, o que reduz a taxa de erro por projeto, auxilia no consumo adequado de matéria-prima, gerando economia de tempo e dinheiro. / The creation and production of jewelry, adornment objects, refers to the beginnings of humanity. Throughout the history, the construction techniques were improved, however the production methods of the jewelry industry today still have a strong empirical development and production. With this premise, the present research explores the possibility of simulation and evaluation of mechanical behavior for jewelry, in stages that are prior to production. With the application of external loads, the behavior of the jewelry through situations that may occur during the daily use can be analyzed. To create the study object it is used the software Rhinoceros 3D for make the virtual models. In the simulations the most used materials in the jewelry segment are analyzed, as gold, silver and brass. The Finite Element software Abaqus CAE is used for the structural analysis. The results show that the method is an important tool to provide data about the development of each project. These data give an analytical perception in which companies can define projects priorities through precise indexes, reducing error rates, helping in a suitable consumption of raw materials, saving time and money.

Orientador: Marco Antonio dos Reis Pereira / Banca: Marizilda dos Santos Menezes / Banca: Antonio Ludovico Beraldo / Resumo: Esta dissertação teve como objetivo desenvolver processos de confecção de Jóias de Arte ecologicamente corretas em bambu e metal clay. Para tanto foram projetados e confeccionados alguns protótipos de jóias com estes materiais, aliando o material renovável bambu e o metal clay, que é proveniente da reciclagem de chapas fotográficas e outros resíduos industriais. Foram confeccionados um anel, uma pulseira e um pingente, com partes de colmos de bambu devidamente secos, da espécie Dendrocalamus giganteus, fornecidos pelo Laboratório de Bambu do Cmpus da UNESP de Bauru, e a Prata metal clay, da marca Mitsubishi materials. As jóias foram produzidas de acordo com o instrumento de análise ecológica de produtos joalheiros. Foram avaliados parâmetros como: custo, tempo de feitio, treinamento, ferramentas e maquinários utilizados, durabilidade da peça e resíduos gerados. No final foram propostas as etapas necessárias para a confecção de jóias em bambu e metal clay, associando o design a processos mais enxutos, eficazes e seguros na produção artesanal destas / Abstract: This study aimed to develop eco-friendly art jewelry in precious metal clay and bamboo. Therefore, it was designed and made some art jewelry prototypes with these materials, combining renewable bamboo material and metal clay that comes from the recycling of photographic plates and others industrials wastes. Initially, a ring, a bracelet and a pendant were made using wastes of dried culms of Dendrocalamus giganteus bamboo and silver metal clay of Mitsubishi materials. The pieces were produced according produced according to the analysis chart of ecological products jewelry. The evaluated parameters were: cost, producing time, necessary training, used tools and machinery, durability and generated waste. As a result, proposals were made for the necessary procedures to make jewerly with bamboo and metal clay, combining design with streamlined, efficient and safe processes to make those pieces / Mestre

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Animal imagery has been part of the human effort to understand our place in the world since the beginning of recorded history. Through examining the role and use of animal imagery in the creation of cultural signals, I have developed a framework for my practice. Edgelands employs representations of feral animals as symbols for the “misfit” to emphasize the value of those who do not fit in. My experience as a woman in the field of metal work informs my material choice and process, subverting ironwork motifs and the purpose of gates and boundaries. Edgelands overlaps a series of material contradictions to begin the process of questioning the validity of commonly held delineations. The intersection of environmentalism, craft, and feminism is the space in which I interject the feral animal in an effort to reconcile aspects of my own experience as a misfit and learn about the world through making.

Local retail jewelry leaders of Saudi Arabian (S.A.) small to medium enterprises (SMEs) have struggled to survive through declining profits and increasing business foreclosures, thus threatening the sustainability of the Saudi retail sector and the Saudi economy. A globalization strategy to enhance profitability for jewelry retail SMEs in S.A. is needed, given the limited options for improving profitability. Despite this acknowledged need, leaders in S.A. have refrained from such a strategy because they lack knowledge of economic attraction features to target in the globalization process. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study using discriminant analysis was to examine specific countries' economic attraction features in the historical globalization strategy of a leading U.S. global jewelry company that could facilitate the implementation of a successful globalization strategy for a local Saudi jewelry SME retail company. The study addressed the effects of 6 independent predictor variables of 25 target countries' economic attractions on the dependent grouping variable, which distinguished among 3 order-of-entry groups according to the U.S. company's date of entry in each country between 1972 and 2009. Results indicated that except for the Hofstede index, no other variable had a significant role in the classification of the target countries. Because there was a scarcity of research on this topic, the study is beneficial for its theoretical and academic value, and may be practical for the derivative benefits of catalyzing business growth by empowering leaders of local, successful luxury brands in S.A. to implement their own globalization expansion process and increase employment in the Middle East.

The various surviving disc and composite brooches provide proof of the skill and craftsmanship of Anglo-Saxon metalsmiths. Surprisingly, no one has conducted a full geometrical analysis of these brooches to discover the design process preceding the casting and decoration. This thesis endeavors to rectify this through a geometrical investigation of the sophisticated geometrical planning principles used by Anglo-Saxon craftsmen in the creation of these elaborate brooches. Through the use of simple geometrical constructions, smiths were able to create works of great beauty and sophistication. Closer inspection reveals that Anglo-Saxon smiths produced all the composite disc brooches in this study using similar processes of planning. In order to plan out the compositions of each brooch, master smiths would only need a compass, a straightedge, and some material on which to write. Each brooch reveals the same kind of coherent geometry, sharing traits and patterns; with proportions tend to be governed by a series of modular association. Although the master smiths or designers of the composite brooches used simple tools to create the composition, the figures in this thesis were created using the Vectorworks CAD program. This significantly expedited the analytical process and allowed for exact measurements. Despite using the computer program to replicate the planning process, all the figures can be recreated with just a compass and straightedge. While a complete geometric study of all the composite disc brooches needs to be done, this study examines five of the best preserved and well-crafted of that type, ranging from some of the simplest to the most elaborate, as an introduction to the subject.

Bibliography: leaves 289-313. / v, 316 leaves., 17 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / A study which takes as its focus five gemstones, each engraved with an image of the Crucifixion and previously dated to the Late Antique period. The study undertakes an examination of the gems' iconographic as well as compositional, physical and epigraphic evidence, and demonstrates the way in which critical information regarding the evolution of the Crucifixion image in Late Antiquity has been seriously obstructed in previous studies through the dismissal, misapplication and misinterpretation of the gems. Focusing on iconography, it presents a revised chronology for the gems, suggesting that only three are Late Antique, the fourth being early Byzantine. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Centre for European Studies and General Linguistics, 2001

In this master study, the sustainability of local craftsmanship as affected by trust and work ethic will be discussed in the specific case of the jewelry sector in the Grand Bazaar. The case study is presented relying on interviews. The research theme is evaluated in sub-categories which contain socio-demographic structure, work ethic of masters and apprentices, Grand Bazaar and the jewelry sector. The effects of trust, work ethic, and obedience on craftsmanship are discussed. Basically, informal relations form the foundation for the work and trade relations especially in craft based jewelry sector. The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul was chosen because it is the most important place for the craft-based jewelry sector in Turkey. This study first poses a general question by asking whether or not the jewelry sector in Istanbul (the Grand Bazaar) is still a craft. The analysis of the concepts of trust, work ethic, obedience, and social networks are operationalized and provide the frame for the main examination. The investigation of this topic will give clues about the organizational structure, working conditions of sector members and the production process of the sector. In the first part of this study, the concept of craftsmanship is described. This is done by giving special reference to the concepts of artisanal knowledge and work ethic. The discussion is settled in a short analysis of globalization processes. The past and future of the jewelry sector in the Grand Bazaar and guild system is discussed. In the second part, the case study is presented, relying on interviews with craftsmen in the jewelry sector in the Grand Bazaar.