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As organizações como um todo, estão envolvidas em ambientes altamente dinâmicos e competitivos. A filosofia Lean adaptada ao Processo e Desenvolvimento de Produto (PDP) vem a contribuir com as estratégias competitivas para o desenvolvimento de produto visto que dentro das empresas o PDP é um dos mais expressivos processos, responsável pela agregação de valor ao negócio. A pesquisa que se configura como um estudo multicaso propõe uma avaliação de fatores considerados importantes para a implantação do Lean no PDP. Para tanto, analisou-se a implementação do Lean no PDP em cinco organizações, observando quatro elementos macro estruturantes: Liderança e Gestão, Cultura Organizacional, Ferramentas e Ambiente. Tais elementos foram desdobrados em categorias e variáveis relacionadas. Esta tese utilizou como instrumento de pesquisa, questionários semiestruturados e analisou junto aos informantes-chave os cenários anterior, posterior e atual relacionados a implementação da filosofia Lean no PDP. Os resultados encontrado apontam que a atuação constante dos elementos macro estruturantes Liderança e Gestão e a Cultura Organizacional, voltadas para o Lean são pilares fundamentais para fortalecer a implementação do Lean no PDP e as variáveis equipe selecionada e treinada, habilidade e competências foram vistas como importantes em todos os casos nos três cenários (anterior, posterior e atual). / Organizations as a whole are involved in highly dynamic and competitive environments. The Lean philosophy and adapted to the Product Development Process (PDP) is to contribute to the competitive product development within companies since the PDP is one of the most important processes responsible for adding value to the business strategies. The research that is configured as a multi-case study proposes an evaluation of factors considered important for the implementation of Lean in PDP. To this end, we analyzed the implementation of Lean in PDP in five organizations, noting four macro structural elements: Leadership and Management, Organizational Culture, Tools and Environment. Such elements were broken down into categories and related variables. This thesis used as a research tool, semi-structured questionnaires and analyzed with the key informants anterior, posterior and current scenarios related to implementation of Lean philosophy in PDP. The results show that the constant presence of structural macro elements and Management Leadership and Organizational Culture, focused on Lean are fundamental pillars for strengthening the implementation of Lean in the PDP and the variables selected and trained staff, ability and skills were seen as important in all cases the three scenarios (anterior, posterior and current).

Nos últimos anos, as indústrias metalúrgicas estão enfrentando a concorrência pela oferta ser maior que a procura pelos seus itens produzidos. A busca por melhores índices de produtividade é uma questão que norteia o pensamento dos gestores nas organizações. A metodologia Lean Manufacturing (traduzida como produção ou manufatura enxuta) vem se tornando uma alternativa para melhorar o desempenho das empresas, podendo tornar-se um diferencial competitivo. A melhoria da produtividade, o controle de processos e o desenvolvimento de produtos e serviços podem se tornar um diferencial e por este motivo a importância do controle e do dimensionamento de indicadores de desempenho. Este trabalho aborda a manufatura enxuta sob os aspectos de definições, objetivos, implicações para implementação, ganhos, formas de medir, chances de sucesso ou insucesso, bem como impactos relacionadas à mudança organizacional. O objetivo principal foi avaliar o Sistema de Produção Fras-le (SPF) implementado há 10 anos na empresa, com base nos princípios do Lean Manufacturing. A pesquisa, estudo de caso, de caráter quantitativo, foi aplicada em forma de questionário a um grupo de 317 profissionais da fábrica, participantes e não participantes dos Círculos de Controle da Qualidade (CCQ), sistema implementado há 25 anos na empresa. Dezesseis variáveis foram identificadas para avaliar o estado de implementação do SPF. Os principais resultados apontam para um alto grau de comprometimento organizacional, bom entendimento sobre as ferramentas do SPF e com oportunidades de melhoria. A análise de variança aponta para diferentes percepções sobre as ferramentas, dependendo do grau de instrução dos respondentes. Particularmente, subgrupos de respondentes (sexo, idade, tempo de empresa, participação ou não em CCQ) percebem de forma diferente duas variáveis: Manutenção Produtiva Total e Conflito entre SPF e outras Ferramentas. / In recent years, the metal industries are facing competition its manufactured items. The search for better productivity rates is a question that guides the thinking of the managers in the organizations. The Lean Manufacturing (LM) methodology is becoming an alternative to improve the performance of companies making it a competitive advantage. Productivity improvement, process control and development of products and services, all become a differential and for this reason the importance of control and definition of performance indicators. This research addresses the LM under the aspects of definitions, objectives, implications for the implementation, gains, ways of measuring, chances of success or failure, as well as impacts related to organizational change. The main objective is to see how is the degree of maturity of the LM methodology, implemented 10 years ago in a company, and its relations to other tools and methodologies aiming at improving quality and productivity. A survey questionnaire was applied to 317 workers, among them participants and non participants in Quality Circles, a system in place for the last 25 years. Sixteen variables were identified to measure LM tools. Main results pinpoint high degree of organizational commitment, good understanding about LM tools e opportunities for improvement. Analysis of Variance indicates different perceptions about LM tools depending on the level of education of employees. Particularly, subgroups of respondents according to gender, age, time with company, participant or not in Quality Circles, perceive significant difference in two variables: Total Productive Maintenance and Conflict between LM tools and other Quality Tools.

Orientador: Ivanir Cozeniosque Silva / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-16T23:04:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Araujo_YoneCorreade_M.pdf: 5475428 bytes, checksum: ada1e5a3b3cc8e3abc5742d4f043ea7c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: O trabalho que aqui se apresenta percorreu o caminho de análise de um processo criativo, com reflexão teórica e pesquisa sobre a identificação, apropriação e transformação do material utilizado para a produção de uma obra realizada em 1993. O material analisado foi o bambu e o fio de algodão, que, sendo extraídos da terra, nos remetem à origem e à primitividade. A idéia é investigar sobre a história da produção artística desde a matéria prima bruta até a matéria prima elaborada, percebendo a singularidade do processo, estabelecendo e reconhecendo elementos que sustentaram essa produção. A partir dessa análise, foi proposta uma nova produção artística, que também remete à origem, porém, não mais à origem primeva, mas à origem mnemônica e genealógica, tendo como discussão a memória, o espaço, tempo e arte contemporânea / Abstract: The present study went through the analysis way of a creative process, with the theoretical consideration and the research about identification, appropriation and transformation of the material used to produce a work of art performed in 1993. The analyzed materials were the bamboo and the cotton string, and because are extracted from earth send us to the origin and the primitivity. The purpose is to investigate about the artistic production history from de rude raw material to the sophisticated raw material, understanding the singularity of the process, establishing and recognizing the elements that supported this production. From this analysis, was purposed a new artistic production, that also send us to the origin, however, don't send to the early origin, but to the mnemonic and the genealogical origin, based on the memory, space, time and contemporary art discussion / Mestrado / Artes Visuais / Mestre em Artes

Orientador: Sergio Tonini Button / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecanica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-14T01:34:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sousa_AntonioPereirade_M.pdf: 2432745 bytes, checksum: cca00852af5013ac7b114fa18328f9f8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: O processo de modernização tecnológica e organizacional da indústria tem determinado a demanda por profissionais com maior capacitação para atuarem em planejamento, organização e supervisão do processo produtivo das empresas. O mundo do trabalho passa a exigir cada vez mais um profissional que domine não apenas o conteúdo técnico específico à sua atividade, mas que, igualmente, detenha capacidade crítica, autonomia para gerir seu próprio trabalho, habilidade para atuar em equipe e solucionar criativamente situações desafiadoras em sua área profissional. A generalização do uso da microinformática, a compreensão do trabalho como algo além de conhecimentos técnicos, envolvendo habilidades comunicativas e comportamentais; a necessidade de transferência de conhecimentos entre áreas profissionais distintas, exigem a estruturação de uma educação profissional renovada, em sintonia com os movimentos do setor produtivo. Com isso, é natural que um programa de capacitação de líderes de produção nos dias de hoje esteja pautado nas novas exigências demandadas pelos setores de produção da nova indústria. O setor de produção, coração das empresas industriais, passou a demandar atenção especial no que tange a qualificação das pessoas que comandam esses setores. Logo, é preciso considerar na estruturação de um programa de capacitação do novo líder de produção, a definição clara do perfil profissional desejado e os conhecimentos, habilidades e atitudes necessárias para o exercício da função. Assim, o autor apresenta um Programa de Capacitação de Líderes de Processos Produtivos - CLPP como forma de contribuir com o segmento industrial na qualificação das pessoas que comandam linhas de produção. Estão contidos os resultados obtidos com a aplicação experimental na Perdigão, empresa do ramo de frigorífico de abate e processamentos de aves e suínos / Abstract: The modernization process of the technological and organizational fields of industry has been determining the demand for professionals with larger training awareness to act in planning, organization and supervision of the productive process of the companies. The business world is nowadays demanding a professional that not just dominates the specific technical content of his own activity, but also, in the same way, shows critical capacity, autonomy to manage his own tasks, team work skills and even solve with creativity challenging situations in the professional area chosen. The generalization of micro computing use, the understanding of the work as something beyond technical knowledge, involving communicative and behavioral ability ; the need of knowledge transference among different professional areas, demand the structuring of a renewed professional education, in constant synchrony to the movements of the productive section. As a consequence, it is natural that a training program of production leaders at present time is ruled by the new demands disputed by the sections of production of the new industry. The production section, heart of the industrial companies, started to demand special attention in terms the qualification of the people who lead those sections. Therefore, it is necessary to consider in the structuring of a program for the new production leader's training, the clear definition of the wanted professional profile and the knowledge, abilities and necessary attitudes for the exercise of the function. So, the author presents a program for Training Leaders of Productive Processes - (TLPP) as a way to contribute to the industrial segment in the qualification of people that command production lines. Are contained the results of the experimental application in Perdigão, the branch company of a refrigerator of slaughter and processing of poultry and pigs / Mestrado / Materiais e Processos de Fabricação / Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica

A abertura de mercado no Brasil, na década de 1990, aumentou a concorrência na indústria automobilística local e a busca por novos produtos, tecnologias e principalmente por processos de manufatura mais enxutos e viáveis economicamente. Dentro deste contexto, a pressão pela redução do tempo de desenvolvimento de novos produtos, fez com que fosse necessário reduzir também o tempo de desenvolvimento dos novos processos de manufatura. O desenvolvimento e planejamento de uma manufatura são processos complexos, pois envolvem diferentes áreas da empresa, demanda altos investimentos e envolve diferentes tecnologias. A Engenharia de Manufatura é a área da empresa responsável pelo planejamento, projeto e implantação de novas manufaturas para novos produtos. O objetivo central deste trabalho é a conceituação e aplicação da Simulação de Processos aplicada nas fases de planejamento e projeto para linhas de produção manuais e automatizadas através da utilização de ferramentas computacionais. O foco será na área de armação de carroceria onde se encontram o maior grau de automação e complexidade. As vantagens obtidas com sua utilização, nas fases de planejamento e projeto, são a redução de investimentos, redução no tempo de introdução de um novo processo, observação prematura de gargalos de produção, definição da quantidade necessária de estoques intermediários, os quais influenciam diretamente os tempos de processo e custos variáveis. Os conceitos apresentados são validados a partir de estudos de casos na Volkswagen do Brasil envolvendo veículos em lançamento como o novo Gol e Voyage e veículos em série como o Polo. / The market opening to newcomers in Brazil during the 1990s has increased the local automotive industry competition and the search for new products, technologies and mainly for leaner and financially feasible processes. Within that context, the need to reduce new product development timing has made it necessary to minimize the development period for manufacturing processes. Planning and developing manufacturing operations are complex processes, once they involve different areas in a company and they demand high investment and peculiar technologies. The Manufacturing Engineering is the area in the company that takes over the responsibility for planning, designing and implementing new manufacturing processes for new products. The main objective of that work is define concepts and apply the process simulation on the planning and designing steps of manual and automatic production lines by using computer tools. The target will be the body shop area where the automation and complexity degrees are higher. The advantages of using such tools during the planning and designing phases are not only the reduction of investment and process introduction timing but also the early identification of production bottlenecks, as well as the definition of line buffers that directly affect the process cycles and variable costs. The presented concepts are validated through cases of Volkswagen of Brazil and involving the launching of vehicles such as the new Gol and Voyage and series models like the Polo.

M.Sc. (Computer Science) / The automation of manufacturing systems is a very important research area. This study is concerned with information infrastructures for manufacturing enterprises and the various methods that could be utilised to do enterprise modelling. The objectives of this study is to: • analyse the various enterprise modelling architectures • apply one of the architectures to a manufacturing enterprise and to evaluate this architecture • compare the various architectures.

M.Ing. / Companies are seeking innovative ways of enhancing their competitiveness in their markets. Currently, one of the ways used to improve competitiveness by companies in a process environment is to implement an Enterprise Resource Planning system. An Enterprise Resource Planning system is a software system that automates and integrates data and information captured in an organisation. An analysis of the impact of implementing a maintenance management system depends on a number of factors that may include capabilities of chosen system, effective application and ownership of the system by those who use it. Central to implementation of a maintenance system is the maintenance philosophy adopted by an organisation, information system in place, availability of skilled maintenance personnel and execution of developed maintenance program. The implementation process itself also has a bearing on acceptance of the system by those who are supposed to use it. A review of literature on these important factors and on development of an Enterprise Resource Planning system was conducted to show influence each factor has in making maintenance activities effective. To determine the impact of implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning system in a process environment a case study on a company that has recently implemented such a system was conducted. From this case study recommendations on a number of issues were made.

M.Ing. / This investigation explores the applicability of an adapted formal computational model for rapid synthesis of complete UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) systems in a single unified environment. The proposed framework termed XPDS (Cross-Platform Data Server) incorporates principles from a variety of similar, successful languages such as Giotto and Esterel. Application of such models has been shown to be advantageous in the UAV control system domain. The proposed solution extends the principles to the complete generic crafts/ground station problem and provides a unified framework for the development of distributed, scalable, and predictable solutions. The core of the framework is a hybrid FLET (Fixed Logical Execution Time) computational model which formalises the timing and operation of a number of concurrent processes or tasks. Three mechanisms are built upon the computational model – a design environment, simulation extensions, and code generation functionality. A design environment is proposed which permits a user to operate through an intuitive interface. The simulation extensions provide tight integration into established software such as Mathwork’s MatLab and Austin Meyer’s X-Plane. The code generation framework allows XPDS programs to be potentially converted into source for a variety of target systems. The combination of the three mechanisms and the formal computational model allow stakeholders to incrementally construct, test, and verify a complete UAV system. An implementation of the proposed framework is constructed to verify the proposed design. Initially, the implementation is subjected to a number of experiments that show that it is a valid representation of the specification. A simplified helicopter stability control system, based upon the problem statement from the initial literature review, is then presented as a test case and the solution is subsequently developed in XPDS. The scenario is successfully constructed and tested through the framework, demonstrating the validity of the proposed solution. The investigation demonstrates that it is both possible and beneficial to develop UAV systems in a single, unified environment. The incorporation of a formal computational model leads to rapid development of predictable solutions. The numerous systems are also easily integrated and benefit from features such as modularity and reusability.

The primary aim of this dissertation is to provide a platform and format-neutral exchange mechanism for Layered Manufacturing (LM) and Telemanufacturing. The current exchange standard is the Stereolithography (STL) file format. The format is notoriously prone to error and frequently causes problems during the process-planning stage. The format exclusively uses a triangular boundary representation as a mathematical model and therefore lacks accuracy for models that exhibit curved features [Van00]. The goal of this thesis is therefore two-fold. Firstly, a short-term solution needs to be implemented as a stopgap measure, while a long-term solution is realised. The long-term solution will hopefully fill the communication gap caused by the STL format. A short-term solution needs to extend the capabilities of the STL format. This will compensate for the discrepancies and will allow the STL format to keep up with the requirements of the industry, while a more permanent solution is developed. In this thesis, a stopgap measure in the form of STL-Extended is proposed. STL-Extended or STL-E is a technique that redefines the semantic properties of redundant information in the existing STL file. This allows additional information to be embedded within a STL file and facilitates the storage of models more accurately. The main aim of STL-E is to remain backwards compatible with legacy hardware and software. Although this does not address the flaws that the format exhibits, it provides the most transparent integration possible. A long-term solution is proposed in the form of the Data Exchange Framework for Layered Manufacturing (DEF4LM or just DEF). This is not a new LM file format, but a platform that would allow any format that is used by the industry to potentially become an exchange standard between designer and bureau. In essence, the platform redefines the mathematical model (representation technique) as the common denominator between abstractions, as opposed to the computer model (file format). DEF4LM constitutes a four-layer architecture, which includes the Data Layer, Implementation Layer, System Layer and the Application Layer. The Data Layer represents the actual computer model being used and serves as the carrier medium for the model. The Implementation Layer consists of a descriptor and a properties file. These two elements are used to describe the syntax and the semantics of a specific file format. The various data structures are extracted and passed to the System Layer, which in turn, passes the extracted data structures to the Application Layer. The Application Layer includes the LM process-planning system, as well as the hardware and controlling software. A complementary study also conducted as part of this thesis, investigates the feasibility of a genetic algorithm to generate tool-paths for extrusion-based LM technology. The technique evolves unique tool-paths and is guided by a fitness function that includes elements that optimise for surface quality and material deposition. / Prof. E.M. Ehlers