Gestão Produção

Federal University of São Carlos | UFSCar · Department of Production Engineering

The commute home/work is responsible for most of the daily displacements in urban areas, and which also occurs during the lunch break. Therefore, the following study aims to address the issue of the in-company restaurant and conduct a study of opinion about the restaurants inside the companies. A questionnaire for the employees of 10 companies in t...

This study examines the relationship between financial statement comparability, cash flow volatility, and capital expenditure on cash holding in Indonesia, a developing country with weak investor protection and high agency costs. By analyzing a panel dataset of 2,387 firm-year data of publicly listed Indonesian companies from 2009 to 2019 using ran...

The aim of the present study is to analyze working conditions in manual cotton harvesting on small properties, in Catuti region, Minas Gerais State, Brazil by analyzing collectors’ activity in irrigated and rainfed crops, as well as labor relationships between small farmers and pickers. The study followed a qualitative methodological approach based...

Complex food supply chains face increasing risks that can affect product quality and safety, which can all lead to recalls. This paper analyzes the role that traceability plays in the different stages of beef recall management. A case study was conducted in two beef supply chains and stakeholders from these chains were interviewed. Content analysis...

Lean manufacturing (LM) is a management philosophy focused on reducing waste while enhancing system productivity. Although its advancements have been more pronounced in the manufacturing sector, the benefits that LM are increasingly being recognized in other areas, including agriculture. Research on the application of LM in agriculture and livestoc...

The construction industry is under pressure to work much more sustainably. The government is the largest client and has a lot of potential to contribute to sustainability. However, little is known about the effectiveness of sustainability requirements in public procurement for construction projects. This study examines three Rijkswaterstaat road co...

Sustainability in global business has been recognized as a fundamental element for the competitiveness of organizations. However, studies that relate governance and sustainability criteria to the financial performance of such organizations appear ambiguous, inconclusive, or contradictory. This research aims to assess the relationship between the in...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been seen by the literature as an influential factor in the technological evolution of host countries' innovation ecosystems, where several developing nations, such as Brazil, aim to attract FDI to potentialize their development through innovative output. However, the evidence on whether FDI configures a source o...

This study aims to develop a mathematical model for crew optimization in urban rail systems. In this sense, the proposed model offers a solution that considers the number of operators distributed daily in each working day, as well as providing the distribution of the workforce in work schedules, to minimize the total number of operators needed, but...

The automotive market worldwide is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by the adoption of electric passenger and light commercial vehicles, and more recently, by the introduction of electric trucks-in Europe, the United States and Asia-in an attempt to cut greenhouse gas emissions and achieve carbon neutrality, promoting social, environmental...

Abstract The efficiency and quality of the emergency department are paramount to ensure that patients receive immediate and appropriate care. Issues such as lengthy waiting times, critical resource management and allocation, and patient scheduling are linked to increased morbidity and mortality, particularly among the elderly and vulnerable populat...

This study applied the AHP-Gaussian method (AHP-G) to prioritize occupational health actions in Brazil based on data from DATASUS, used to provide analytical approaches needed to manage the complexity and multidimensionality of public health data. Unlike traditional methodologies, AHP-G allows a detailed quantitative analysis, thus mitigating the s...

The Kaizen continuous improvement principle encourages employees to use their knowledge to create better solutions. This knowledge, referred to as tacit, is strategically shared through socialization and made explicit through externalization. One department of a multinational metallurgical industry in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, has histor...

The Brazilian steel industry holds enormous economic significance, as it produced approximately 32 million steel products in 2022 and exported around 12 million tons to over 100 countries. Based on a 2021 study conducted by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), the steel industry contributed 1.9% to the overall national Gross Domestic...

This study aims to examine the influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance and financial institution ownership on the cost of capital for companies in the tourism and hospitality industry at ASEAN-5. A balanced panel data of 594 firm-year observations from 2014-2019 in ASEAN-5. CSR performance data results from content analysis i...

Given the importance of structuring organizations in supply chains as a mechanism for competitiveness, as well as process management for the good operational performance of these chains, this article aims to map and analyze the business processes of a supply chain of the ceramic sector located in northeastern Brazil. To achieve the proposed objecti...

This study examines the influence of family control on firm performance, taking into consideration the moderating variable of the proportion of independent commissioners. The sample for this research consists of manufacturing sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the period 2012-2018, with 477 observations. Ordinary Leas...

In this study, an integer linear programming model is proposed to support the Production Planning, Scheduling and Control sector of a printing company. The model considers two objective functions to deal with the problem, the first is to minimize the costs with electric energy consumption and the second is to minimize the machine operating time. Bo...

This paper aims to analyze the Dynamic Capabilities (DC) from their micro-foundations (sensing, seizing, and reconfiguration) that help in sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) activities (organizational optimization, organizational transformation, and systems building) and that lead to the development of innovations in the context of higher edu...

Preventive maintenance is an important strategy to improve physical availability, reduce downtime and extend equipment life. In the context of mining, transport fleets are large equipment and are subject to unplanned events that, in turn, interrupt operation and lead to unavailability. Therefore, the objective of this work is to analyze the main ca...

To perform better cost management in a supply chain, it must reduce or eliminate activities that do not add value to the product or export process. Thus, this paper aims to measure the costs of a containerized cargo export process using a combination of the Supply Chain Operation Reference Framework and activity-based costing, from the perspective...

Measuring organizational safety performance is critical in managing production systems. This practice allows decisions to be made objectively and based on data analysis. In the study of resilience engineering applied to the safety of production systems, there is interest on the part of the scientific community and companies in identifying, in the d...

In the alignment of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) growing importance for investments' decisions this paper presents an index for evaluating sustainable practices of road construction companies. For assessing the sustainable practices, it was developed a hierarchical framework based on environmental, social, and economic dimensions. The...

Maintenance plays an indispensable role in the productive sector of an organization. The increasing use of high-precision operations in the steel industry means that hydraulic systems demand greater attention. This study proposes an evaluation framework for analyzing the economic feasibility of insourcing hydraulic maintenance services, seeking to...

Quality management can be considered as the set of actions adopted to obtain characteristics of the product or service provided capable of meeting/satisfying needs and even exceeding customer expectations, achieving sustainable results for the organization. In this sense, several improvement programs adopted by organizations have emerged over time,...

Equipment replacement is a definitive and relevant engineering decision. The aim of this work was to identify and organize the mathematical optimization proposals and solution search techniques that have contributed toward solving this problem. As a result, we classified the bibliographic materials we identified into seven distinct types of approac...

The implementation of digital manufacturing technologies (DMTs) represents the beginning of transforming a manufacturing system towards a smart manufacturing system (SMS). Assessing the performance of the DMTs implemented is essential to meet the objectives in a SMS and allows identifying their usefulness. However, estimating this performance is a...

Frugal innovation consists of creating solutions based on the parsimonious use of resources with essential quality, design, and functionality, offered to customers with lower purchasing power. This study aims to analyze how a frugal innovation evolves in a multinational company during its expansion into a new market at the base of the pyramid (BoP)...

The development of a Performance Measurement System (PMS) in an organization is essential in order to adequately monitor operations and enable correct and timely decision-making. However, many organizations implement PMSs and are not successful, mainly because they neglect the design phase, which informs what has to be measured. Designing a PMS is...

This study aims to analyze the energy and environmental performance of the manufacture of two models of wind turbine blades for a 300 MW wind farm. Material flow analysis (MFA) was used to prepare the mass balance, while life cycle assessment (LCA), based on ISO-14044, was used to evaluate three impact categories, considering sensitivity analysis t...

This paper investigated the existence of contagion between S&P500 and FTSE100 stock indexes, the two major stock exchange markets in the world, due to Brexit. Brexit caused a wave of volatility in international financial markets and the immediate reaction in US market has brought instability among investors, who remained cautious regarding the unex...

The RMAX chart was proposed to control the covariance matrix of two quality characteristics. The monitoring statistic of the RMAX chart is the maximum of two standardized sample ranges from bivariate observations of two quality characteristics. In this article, we investigate the performance of two synthetic RMAX charts. The first synthetic chart s...

This paper is one of the first to propose a research model to assess the quality and satisfaction perceived by low-income Brazilian patients using public healthcare services, under the moderating effect of perceived crowding. The model was evaluated from data obtained from 417 patients, and its proposed relationships and statistics were tested thro...

The aim of this paper is to investigate trade unionists leaders' perspective on Industry 4.0. Questionnaires and interviews were carried out. Two conclusions were pointed out: a fragmented understanding of the concept and the low participation of workers in the implementation process. Looking forward to a just transition, the improvement of either...

This study examines the effect of audit committee characteristics and board diversity on the performance of companies in Indonesia. In addition, this research also explores the effect of the audit committee's characteristics and the board's diversity on the company's performance in various age classifications. The study involves 170 samples of prim...

The Agile approach is focused on individuals and customer satisfaction, based on the dynamic and streamlined work of a team that is capable of adapting, and adapting the project to changing scenarios and demands. However, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Agile teams accustomed to in-person communication have encountered the challenges of working from...

Capability analysis seeks to estimate the probability that a process will produce compliant products. The capability indices are dimensionless parameters that measure how well the process can meet specifications. In the literature, eight capability indices are listed, among others, considering a stable process under statistical control and based on...

The present study aims to map the sustainability and performance evaluation models for energy companies regarding their qualitative and quantitative aspects of corporate governance. This research was carried out through a systematic literature review and the establishment of connections between the issues raised and general aspects of corporate gov...

Project development in indigenous communities is one of the mechanisms for developing territories, economy, and culture. This article aims to review project design and development in indigenous communities from a bibliographic perspective, following the methodology proposed by Cronin et al. (2008). Published scientific papers about project design i...

Although Ergonomic Workplace Analysis (EWA) practice is common in Brazil, some critics have asserted that it is not sufficient to bring about an effective change of the workplace. Although this criticism may be partly admissible in regard to Brazilian ergonomics, it cannot beconsidered to apply to France, where Activity-Centered Ergonomics was born...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the financial intermediation market practiced by Autonomous Investment Agents (AIAs) and to identify links between large international asset managers and investors from inland regions of the country. The research is linked to studies of economic sociology and finance that deal with financialization, a process...

This paper aims to discuss how Knowledge Management (KM) can support the Industry 4.0 (I4.0) implementation. The paper analyzes the relevant literature and explores related research opportunities, which can provide insights and assist researchers in future studies. I4.0 technologies can influence work flexibility, autonomy, job performance and inno...

This paper analyzed the level of adoption and compared characteristics of adopters and non-adopters of Industry 4.0 technologies. Primary data for the year 2021 were collected by means of a structured questionnaire applied to 30 small and medium-sized companies of the metallurgical sector, who operate with machining processes, in the state of São P...

This article presents an experience of a participative approach prior to the implementation of NR-36, which regulates work in meat and meat byproduct companies. Although the regulations provide for worker participation in the processes of implementing job rotation, they do not explain how to do it. This study was developed in 2017 in the livestock...

The main objective of this study was to explore and analyze the recent scientific production on sustainability in the fashion retail sector. The methodology was based on aliterature review and bibliometric analysis of the last 12 years of peer-reviewed published papers on the topic. The results illustrated an increase in publications in 2017 and 20...

The current study proposes a novel prediction model of sustainability classes for electricity distribution companies in Brazil, based on sustainability indicators, aiming at a more effective risk management for a certain company among their competitors. Because such indicators are based on quantitative and qualitative measures and are very likely t...

This article has carried out a state-of-the-art survey of the main international publications related to Critical Success Factors (CSFs) and project management performance from 2009 to 2019. The publications were extracted from the databases of the platforms Engineering Village, Web of Science and Scopus. In total, 77 works published in major inter...

There is a growing academic and industrial interest in how firms can adopt agile project management to meet the demands of dynamically fast-moving environments. However, organizations face difficulties using agile methods in developing a physical product, like the companies found in the automotive industry. This article aims to study agile project...

Coffee is a strategic cash crop for poverty reduction and economic growth in Nigeria, and it is consumed worldwide, making it a significant source of income at both the micro and macro levels. This study analysed the trends in ' 'Nigeria's coffee output and the short and longrun determinants of coffee output in Nigeria. A period of 38 years was con...

The development of sugarcane varieties has allowed Brazilian ethanol plants to operate longer during the harvest, however, in the off-season they remain idle due to the absence of biomass. To increase energy safety and guarantee supply in critical periods, it has been proposed to adapt ethanol plants to the flex-biomass model, allowing the producti...

Advancements in production technologies and materials have facilitated the use of additive manufacturing (AM) (i.e., 3D printing) in the large-scale production of finished products with high level of customization, simplification of the factory floor, and fast delivery. Production sequencing is a wellestablished topic in this research area; however...

This research presents a systematized literature review to identify the main critical success factors (CSFs) that influence startups’ competitiveness. Considering that aspects related to competitiveness should be the target of organizations, especially early-stage companies, this paper identifies a broad of factors regarding startups’ competitivene...

With the outbreak of social withdrawal due to the pandemic, many countries have undergone drastic transformations in various spheres. In education, face-to-face classes were transformed into distance learning. However, this sudden change caused several problems for students and teachers. Given these events, the purpose of this article was to propos...

Leadership is a key element of quality management, and, as such, it has been identified as an influential factor in the maturity of quality management systems (QMSs). Some of the previous studies on the relationship between leadership styles and QMS performance have argued that no universal best leadership style exists, stressing that leadership pr...

The application of social performance as a material for transparency of environmental commitments that drive company management on company performance is required in the firms. The purpose of this study was to look into the environmental implications of the firms, specifically the role of green supply chain management and green innovation as interv...

This paper presents a novel simulation model of the Cyber Process Control System (CPCS) by combining pattern recognition and Cloud Computing (CC). This paper's originality arises from its aim to build a cloud computing platform for autonomous machines, and the exploration of manufacturing data to generate interpretable patterns to be used in proces...

This study aimed to investigate the definitions, requirements and applications of Digital Twin (DT) models, and for that, a systematic literature review was carried out using Science Direct, Scopus and Web of Science as the bases for the articles. The method used was based on bibliometric analysis of the 332 articles extracted from the bases and a...

In recent years, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) has grown three times faster than the world's population and 13% more than the world’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Only 17.4% of this waste is properly treated and uncertain disposal poses risks to the environment and human health. The objective of this study is to present an align...

Football is interrelated to several industrial and commercial segments. It generates significant economic and social results. Thus, football needs to be understood as a value ecosystem. The multiplying and systemic effects of the football chain are not known to clubs and society. The current literature has neglected them. This study aims to dynamic...

The lean production paradigm was first adopted by the automobile industry and has been progressively adapted and adopted by several other sectors. Health services are, in general, co-created by users. This poses a logical challenge when applying one of the principles of the lean production paradigm: the establishment of pulled processes. This artic...