Desde a década de 90 o conceito de design for safety (DFS) vem sendo difundido como meio de reduzir os acidentes do trabalho com causas oriundas nas características do projeto do produto. A utilização do DFS na indústria da construção civil desperta o interesse de vários pesquisadores, mas ainda é pequena e conta com uma lacuna entre o conceito e a aplicação do mesmo. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho consiste em propor um protocolo para integração de requisitos de segurança no trabalho ao processo de desenvolvimento do produto – PISP, com vistas a auxiliar engenheiros e arquitetos a desenvolver projetos seguros para os usuários temporários das edificações (trabalhadores de construção e manutenção). O método de pesquisa envolveu a realização de três estudos de caso: um empreendimento residencial, um industrial e um hospitalar, executados nas cidades da região central do estado RS, respectivamente, formaram o objeto de análise. A integração de requisitos de saúde e segurança do trabalho (SST) ao processo de desenvolvimento do produto (PDP), foi a unidade de análise deste trabalho. O protocolo inclui quatro etapas: identificação de perigos, avaliação de riscos, identificação de requisitos e avaliação e registro do aprendizado. Sua aplicação no desenvolvimento de projetos favorece o trabalho colaborativo entre os envolvidos no PDP, sendo recomendado sua incorporação ao processo de engenharia simultânea ou ao desenvolvimento integrado de produtos, no entanto, é adaptável a qualquer método de PDP adotado pela empresa construtora ou projetista. O estudo constatou que a integração de requisitos de SST desde as fases iniciais do PDP é viável e mais consistente do que quando realizada na fase de projeto ou reprojeto, como sugere o conceito tradicional de DFS. / Since 1990s, the concept design for safety (DFS) has been diffused as way of to reduce the accidents in construction site with causes derived of the characteristics of design. The utilization of DFS in the construction industry awakes the interest of several researches, but yet is low and has a gap between the concept and the application. So, the target this work is to propose a protocol for integration of health and safety work requirements at product development process (PISP), as way of to help engineers and architects to develop safe designs for temporary users of building (workers of construction and maintenance). The research method involved the realization of three cases: a residential undertaking, an industrial and a clinical, was the analysis object. The integration of health and safety work requirements at product development process was analysis unit this work. The protocol has four stages: identification of hazards, assessment of risks, identification of requirements and assessment and register of learning. The application in the development of designs allow the collaborative work between the participants of product development process (PDP), been recommended for incorporation at concurrent engineering process or at integrated development product, however, is adaptive at some method of development of product adopted by designer . The study verified that the integration of health and safety requirements since the early stages of PDP is viable and more solid that when made in design or redesign stages, as suggest the traditional concept of DFS.

Os sistemas de Gestão do Ciclo de Vida do Produto (Product Lifeclycle Management – PLM), apesar de serem de suma importância no Processo de Desenvolvimento de Produtos (PDP) para que as empresas enfrentem as novas condições de sobrevivência no mercado atual, ainda não são plenamente conhecidos. Além disso, existem poucos trabalhos científicos relacionados à implantação deste tipo de sistemas durante o Processo de Desenvolvimento de um novo produto na empresa. Neste trabalho, realizou-se a análise da implantação de um sistema PLM no PDP de uma empresa de tecnologia através de: (i) levantamento do estado da arte sobre sistemas PLM, segundo a literatura, incluindo a apresentação dos modelos de referência e a integração das informações neste tipo de sistemas; (ii) comparativo entre as funções e tecnologias de sistemas de gestão do ciclo de vida do produto encontrados na bibliografia com os de um caso de implantação real e (iii) levantamento de quais funcionalidades e tecnologias presentes na implantação real de um sistema PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) suprem os requisitos de gestão do ciclo de vida do produto na empresa, para caracterizar um projeto de implantação real de um sistema PLM no PDP de uma empresa de tecnologia. / The Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Systems, although being a imperative request to allow companies to develop new products, facing the new survival conditions in the current market, are not very well-known. Besides that, there are few scientific works related to the implementation of this kind of system and its usage in a Product Development environment. The objectives of this work are: (i) to rise, according with the bibliography, the state of the art of PLM systems, (ii) to rise, according to the bibliography, the functionalities and technologies requirements of a PLM system in a Product Development Process (PDP) environment and to compare those requirements with a real implementation case and (iii) to rise which funcionalities and technologies of PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) systems supply the founded needs to characterize a project of a real PLM system implementation in a Product Development Process environment.

Master of Agribusiness / Agricultural Economics / Kevin Gwinner / House-Autry Mills is a food manufacturing company located in Eastern North Carolina. It produces a variety of products including corn meals, breaders, hushpuppies and biscuits. House-Autry Mills has been producing these types of products for over 200 years and is always looking for ways to promote and expand its business. Before House-Autry Mills decides to add a new line of products, it must conduct a lot of research and evaluate the success in this potential market. The purpose of this thesis is to look at the data available, and determine if grits will be a good fit for House-Autry, and for the market in general. Chapter I is an introduction to the entire thesis project. Much of the literature I reviewed deals with successfully bringing new products to the market. It also goes through an eight-step decision making process when determining if the project should be worked on, or if the project should be dropped at various stages. This is Chapter II of the thesis. The Methods and Data Collection section of this thesis is located in Chapter III. This chapter will go through the process of forming a focus group, screening the participants, and determining what types of questions should be asked, based on the feedback that the firm wants to receive. I also look at several data sets collected through Infoscan Resources, Inc. There are two chapters that contain the results. Chapter IV looks at the results found from the data collected, and chapter V looks at the results that were observed during the two focus groups findings. The final chapter is where my conclusion and recommendations are listed. I included the action that House-Autry Mills took, and also my thoughts on that action. The section goes through different recommendations including the market first approached, risk involved in the new product, the benefit of keeping the price competitive, and the eventual expansion of the line.

New product development is crucial for companies to remain strong and competitive in the market. Many companies today have implemented systems for controlling and managing their new product development. These control systems can be structured in a formal way with clear steps and criteria throughout the projects or in a more open-ended way where the projects follow a fuzzy front-end approach. Decision making is an immense factor in the control systems and the execution varies depending on its structure. The purpose with this thesis is to investigate the impact of which the structure of formal control systems as decision making tools, has on the creativity of members in new product development teams. Also, to explore which types of leadership behaviors in managers that best structure the formal control system for it to foster individual creativity. To fulfil this purpose, studies on how individuals perceive their work environment and their ability to be a part of the processes have been done.   This qualitative study was conducted by first building a theoretical framework which provided the research question, "How does the structure of formal control systems affect the creativity in individuals working in NPD teams?”. Data collection was done in a Swedish context using multiple case studies at various sized companies in diverse industries. Primarily through semi-structured interviews which then was followed up by secondary data. The collected data have been analysed by using a cross-case analysis where the identified themes developed an understanding that helped answer the research question. The findings provide value in the field with new insights in the management of innovation and new product development.

Today's fast-paced and increasingly competitive market has added pressure on companies and NPD-teams to improve both the quality of the products they provide, as well as the speed in which the products are introduced to the market. The main purpose within this study was to investigate two research questions; (a) How can various management- and leadership styles improve time efficacy without impairing the successes of the FFE of the NPD process; and (b) How can/does the uncertainty within the FFE affect project managers within the NPD process?Qualitative methods have been used within this study to gain a greater understating of the tasks and activities management have applied within the FFE to reduce and save time. A multiple case study, in the form of interviews, was performed in order to obtain raw empirical data. Eight interviews were conducted with individuals whom possessed managerial roles such as project managers, within the NPD process. The information was later analyzed and evaluated with the help of a thematic analysis.The main findings within this thesis contradict previous studies and literature which state the need for “more time” within the FFE of the NPD process. The result within this study suggest that project managers do not seek to extend the time provided within the FFE, rather identify task and methods which can enable them to use the time afforded wisely and efficiently. The managers do not seek to eliminate any tasks or activities; however, they do wish to identify less relevant activities in order to spend more time on valuable and beneficial tasks which increase the likely-hood of developing high quality products.

A demanda pela introdução de novos produtos tem sido intensificada no setor siderúrgico, justificando uma preocupação maior com a eficiência e a eficácia do Processo de Desenvolvimento de Produtos (PDP), cujo desempenho depende de vários fatores relevantes citados na literatura. No caso da indústria siderúrgica, um fator relevante é o projeto do processo, não somente pela característica de ser um processo contínuo mas também por, geralmente, envolver investimentos significativos na preparação da produção. Nesse contexto, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo realizar uma análise exploratória da fase de projeto do processo no desenvolvimento de novos produtos em duas unidades de análise do setor siderúrgico. Pretende-se, por meio da abordagem de estudo de caso, identificar práticas organizacionais, com base na literatura, focando na parte do desenvolvimento industrial e suas respectivas interfaces organizacionais, envolvendo as áreas de marketing, engenharia do produto e manufatura. Também é abordado a forma de integração dos times multidisciplinares, a tomada de decisão e os critérios utilizados para avaliação dos resultados do processo de desenvolvimento de produtos. O trabalho conclui que as empresas analisadas utilizam-se de práticas que estruturam o PDP e a integração interfuncional das áreas envolvidas é o que destaca-se como fator de sucesso na condução do desenvolvimento de novos produtos. / The demand for introducing new products has intensely increase in the metal industry. This justifies a growing concern with effectiveness of New Product Development (NPD) process, from which the performance depend on various relevant factors from the literature. In the case of the metal industry, one of the relevant factors is the manufacturing process design not only because is a continuous process but also because it involves significant investments to prepare production. In this context, this paper aims at performing a exploratory analysis of process design stage in two industrial units from metal industry. It intends to identify organizational practices e their respective interfaces, involving areas of marketing, product engineering and manufacturing. It also deals with the way multifunctional teams are integrated, decision making process, and criteria used to evaluate the results from NPD. The paper concludes that the two companies adopt organizational practices that create a framework for NPD and the integration of functional areas is one of the success factor for developing new products.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:50:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 5704.pdf: 1773498 bytes, checksum: 85fec41b7847eb2dbec77d70790eb636 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-10 / Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos / Given the movement of national and international competitions, the fast technological advances, the reduction in life cycle of products on the market and greater demands for quality and services associated with products, product development has established itself as one of the business processes key to the growth and survival of businesses of various industrial sectors and has, over the years, becoming a powerful source of competitiveness for companies from various sectors. Toyota has developed and uses a product development model considered extremely competitive, which helped make it the largest automobile manufacturer in the world. This model is called Lean Development and is a worldwide reference. The model uses lean concepts, derived from Lean Thinking, in the product development process. Studies in international scope are being conducted in order to characterize, evaluate and apply this model in other companies, either automotive market or others different markets. This Thesis presents the results obtained by a survey carried out in manufacturing companies located at Brazil. The population was defined like innovative companies with product development area in the investigated site and with Lean Manufacturing applied for at leats five years. It is presented a descriptive analysis of the companies analyzed and a factorial analysis, which reduces the research variables in four contextual factors of Lean Development. A cluster analysis of the factors identified by the factorial analysis was performed and four groups of companies were founded. The groups were classified in relation to the product development process, according to literature. The results show that 38.2% of surveyed sample applies lean concepts (principles and tools) in both production system and product development process and approximately a half of surveyed sample (46.9%) applies only lean principles in production system, but does not migrate these principles to product development process. However, these last companies are the ones with the best results in product development. / Diante dos movimentos das concorrências nacional e internacional, dos rápidos avanços tecnológicos, da diminuição do ciclo de vida dos produtos no mercado e das maiores exigências quanto à qualidade e aos serviços associados aos produtos, o desenvolvimento de produto se consolidou como um dos processos de negócio chave para o crescimento e a sobrevivência das empresas de diversos setores industriais e vem, ao longo dos anos, se transformando em uma poderosa fonte de competitividade para as empresas de diversos setores. A Toyota desenvolveu e utiliza um modelo de desenvolvimento de produto considerado extremamente competitivo, que ajudou a transformá-la na maior montadora automobilística do mundo. Esse modelo, considerado uma referência mundial, é chamado de Lean Development e utiliza conceitos enxutos, derivados do Lean Thinking, no processo de desenvolvimento de produtos. Estudos estão sendo realizados, em âmbito internacional, a fim de caracterizar, avaliar e aplicar esse modelo em outras empresas, tanto do mercado automobilístico quanto em outros diferentes mercados. Esta Tese apresenta os resultados obtidos por meio de um uma pesquisa de campo tipo survey, realizado em empresas industriais situadas no Brasil. A população foi delimitada em empresas inovadoras, que possuem a área de desenvolvimento de produto na planta pesquisada e, ainda, o Lean Manufacturing implantado há pelo menos cinco anos. É apresentada uma análise descritiva das empresas analisadas e uma análise fatorial, a qual reduz as variáveis de pesquisa em quatro fatores contextuais do Lean Development. Uma análise de agrupamento entre os fatores identificados pela análise fatorial foi realizada, originando quatro agrupamentos de empresas, os quais foram classificados em relação ao processo de desenvolvimento de produto, de acordo com a literatura. Os resultados mostram que 38,2% da amostra pesquisada aplica os conceitos enxutos (princípios e ferramentas) da manufatura no processo de desenvolvimento de produto e aproximadamente metade da amostra pesquisada (46,9%) aplica somente os princípios enxutos na manufatura, mas não os migra para o processo de desenvolvimento de produto. No entanto, essas últimas são as que apresentam os melhores resultados em desenvolvimento de produto.

Submitted by TAMISSA JULIANA BARRETO BERTOM null (tamissa@utfpr.edu.br) on 2016-08-13T20:58:02Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Coberturas de cabeça - diretrizes projetuais para o desenvolvimento de produtos.pdf: 8408708 bytes, checksum: 349e2179bbf74b2b4c01249f935ffb6f (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Paula Grisoto (grisotoana@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-08-15T18:38:27Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 berton_tjb_me_bauru.pdf: 8408708 bytes, checksum: 349e2179bbf74b2b4c01249f935ffb6f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-15T18:38:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 berton_tjb_me_bauru.pdf: 8408708 bytes, checksum: 349e2179bbf74b2b4c01249f935ffb6f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-05 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Coberturas de cabeça como chapéus, bonés, boinas, entre outros, além de serem acessórios que possuem a função de proteger são itens que compõem e valorizam uma composição de Moda. Embora seu uso no Brasil não seja tão cotidiano como em outras partes do mundo, existe, na atualidade, um aumento na procura de tais acessórios de moda, e por consequência um significativo aumento da produção pelas indústrias, notadamente na região de Apucarana/PR, que conta com um núcleo de indústrias especializadas na confecção de bonés e demais coberturas de cabeça semelhantes. Apesar da pertinência destes elementos para o vestuário, para o Design e para a Moda, não são encontrados muitos registros sobre estas peças, impulsionando o interesse em realizar alguma contribuição para este ramo. O objetivo predominante deste trabalho consiste em compreender as características da concepção e processo produtivo das coberturas de cabeça, visando estabelecer orientações, baseadas em conceitos de Design e de Moda, para o seu desenvolvimento em indústrias. Inicialmente, a pesquisa conta com uma breve investigação sobre a história dos acessórios de cabeça, estabelecendo definições das funções do Design atreladas a estes elementos. Em seguida, averiguou-se os estilos de chapéus, bonés, boinas e gorros produzidos e utilizados atualmente. Doravante, há um afilamento por itens produzidos pelas indústrias de confecção, relatando suas propriedades. Aborda-se neste contexto também diretrizes projetuais de desenvolvimento de produto de Moda e acessórios em geral, além de uma metodologia de confecção do vestuário. Para atingir o conhecimento que propicia elaborar os direcionamentos pretendidos, busca-se observar empresas do ramo e realizar entrevistas com responsáveis pelo desenvolvimento do produto. Contudo, percebe-se que o processo de construção das coberturas de cabeça são adequadas, porém a concepção e elaboração do produto não possui um direcionamento específico, sendo que cada um desenvolve de uma maneira, havendo assim lacunas que obstruem o resultado final. Dessa forma, estabeleceu-se orientações a fim de conduzir os profissionais que desempenham a função de conceber e desenvolver coberturas de cabeça, embora ainda necessitem ser implementadas e aplicadas, os direcionamentos foram embasados na realidade industrial. / Head coverings such as hats, caps, berets, among others, and are accessories that have the function of protecting are items that make up a composition and value of fashion. Although its use in Brazil is not as everyday as in other parts of the world, there is, at present, an increase in demand for such fashion accessories, and consequently a significant increase in production by industries, notably in the area of Apucarana/PR, which has a core of specialized industries in the production of caps and other similar head coverings. Despite the relevance of these elements for clothing, for the Design and the Fashion, not many records are on these parts, driving the interest in making a contribution to this branch. The predominant objective of this work is to understand the characteristics of the design and production process of head coverings, to establish guidelines based on concepts of Design and Fashion, for their developing industries. Initially, the research has a brief research on the history of headwear, establishing definitions of the functions of design tied to these elements. Then examined whether the styles of hats, caps, berets and caps produced and used today. From now on, there is a thinning of industrial items, reporting their properties. Addresses in the context also projective guidelines for product development and fashion accessories in general, as well as a methodology of garment making. To attain knowledge that provides elaborate the desired directions, search observe branch companies and conduct interviews with responsible delo product development. However, it is clear that the process of construction of the head covers are quite adequate, but the design and preparation of the product does not have a specific direction, each of which develops and manner, so there gaps that hinder the final result. Thus, we established guidelines in order to drive the professionals who perform the function of designing and developing head coverings, although still need to be implemented and applied, the directions were based in industrial reality.

Suspension system is one of the most important subsystems in any automobile.An ideal system serves the occupant with comfort, minimal road disturbance, and thedriver with steer control and maneuverability.In the process of developing an ideal system, all the existing suspension systemsare reviewed by Pro-con analysis method, and McPherson suspension system is drawnout as most suitable system for Uniti car, as worked out from Pugh’s decision matrix.House of Quality is built to list out and prioritize technical specifications, userrequirements/ expectations for L7e car’s suspension. Quality Function Deploymentalso helped us to evaluate competitor strengths and weaknesses. The results obtainedfrom QFD is used as database to modify the existing predesigned McPhersonsuspension template that is available in ADAMS/Car 2015.1.0. Once the system wasmodified in the way it could fit the dimensions of Uniti car, it is tested and simulatedon test rig, whose results were out in the form of graphical plots between variousimportant suspension parameters.Parallel wheel travel, Opposite wheel travel, and Brake pull analysis are thetests conducted during simulation, whose results reveals that the modified suspensionsystem works efficiently for maximum working load and is stable on road to maneuvers.

O processo de desenvolvimento de novos produtos (DNP) se torna cada vez mais uma questão de colaboração entre a equipe interna de desenvolvimento da empresa central e os fornecedores externos co-localizados ou distantes geograficamente. Cada vez mais, empresas tendem a terceirizar parte ou todo o desenvolvimento de produtos, devido ao fato de que o fornecedor é uma fonte de novas tecnologias e conhecimentos, além de ajudar a reduzir custos e riscos do projeto. Neste sentido, as tecnologias de informação e comunicações (TIC) constituem ferramentas de suporte para gerenciar as diferentes formas de colaboração com os fornecedores (colaborações do tipo white, grey e black box). Na literatura, as TIC têm sido reconhecidas como um fator importante para o sucesso do processo de DNP, mas são poucos os estudos focados em estudar a relação entre o uso das TIC e a colaboração com fornecedores. Além disso, a grande maioria destas pesquisas são pouco aprofundadas, apresentando poucas ferramentas e com aplicações limitadas no DNP. Assim o objetivo desde trabalho é analisar como podem ser usadas as TIC no DNP colaborativo dependendo dos três tipos de projetos de colaboração: white, grey e black box. O trabalho tem uma abordagem de métodos mistos, cominando etapas qualitativas e quantitativas. Em termos qualitativos, são explorados aspectos da literatura e estudos de casos em uma empresa multinacional. Enquanto em termos quantitativos, o trabalho apresenta uma pesquisa survey com 105 empresas que operam no Brasil. Como principais resultados obtiveram-se: (i) a identificação das TIC usadas no processo de desenvolvimento de produtos em um contexto inter-empresarial, (ii) a verificação do impacto do uso das TIC na performance do processo de desenvolvimento de produtos quando são aplicadas práticas colaborativas (iii) a proposição e verificação de um framework para o uso das TIC nos diferentes tipos de projetos colaborativos. Do ponto de vista acadêmico, esta dissertação permite compreender melhor o impacto e o uso das TIC para cada um dos tipos de projetos colaborativos. Do ponto de vista prático, este estudo apresenta uma solução para empresas que buscam competitividade e uma abertura no processo de DNP, através do uso das TIC como suporte para o mesmo. / The new product development (NPD) process increasingly becomes a matter of collaboration between the company’s internal product development team and its external suppliers, which can be co-located or geographically dispersed. Increasingly, companies tend to partially or fully outsource their development process, since suppliers are a source of new technologies and knowledge, and they can also help to reduce costs and risks of the development. The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) comprise tools that can support the management of three different collaborative product development projects with suppliers: white, grey and black box. In the literature, ICT are acknowledged to be an important factor for the success of the NPD process. Nevertheless, few studies have focused on studying the relationship between the use of ICT and the collaboration with suppliers, and the majority of studies have not treated the issue in depth, presenting only a few tools with limited application to the NPD. Thus, the objective of this research is to analyze how ICTs can be used in the collaborative NPD context depending on the three types of collaborative projects. This research uses a mix methods approach by combining qualitative and quantitative methodological stages. Qualitatively, the literature aspects and the cases studies of a multinational company is explored. Quantitatively, this research presents a survey with 105 companies that operate in Brazil. As the main results, we present: (i) the identification of the ICT used in the product development process in an inter-organizational context, (ii) the verification of the impact of ICT use in the product development process performance when collaborative practices are applied, (iii) the proposition and the verification of a framework for the use of ICT in the different types of collaborative projects. From the academic point of view, this research enables a better understanding of the impact and the use of ICT for each type of collaborative project with suppliers. From the managerial point of view, this study presents solutions for companies that seek competitiveness and openness of the NPD process through the use of ICT.