Jonas Gomes da Silva

Federal University of Amazonas | UFAM · Industry Engineering Department

According to Silva (2020b), among 108 well-evaluated countries, NZ was the eighth-best nation during 180 days of battle against Covid-19, and one year after that publication, on 29th October 2021, about 5,004,0026 lives were officially lost by Covid-19, while NZ only reported 28 deaths (WORLDOMETERS, 2021). To complement Gomes da Silva (2020) and S...

The food system of the Brazilian Armed Forces is governed by specific rules and financed by federal collections. In this context, the research proposes a methodology that allows evaluating the average level of satisfaction of users of the foodservice provided in the Procurement of the 2nd Engineering Group, located in the city of Manaus, capital of...

It complements Silva (2020b) research, which showed that among 108 well-evaluated countries, the top benchmark nations against Covid-19 are Vietnam, Taiwan, and Thailand. For example, on April 16, 2021 around 3,011,574 lives were officially lost by Covid-19, while Taiwan, Vietnam, and Thailand reported respectively only 11, 35, and 97 fatal cases (...

1.82 million lives were officially lost by Covid-19 until last 31st December 2020 (WORLDOMETERS, 2020), a year with an intense global battle against the pandemic, with many countries eagle to learn from benchmark nations able to save lives. A new methodology developed by Silva (2020b), with fifteen phases, showed that among 108 well-evaluated count...

1,002,137 lives were officially lost by Covid-19 until 27th September 2020 (WORLDOMETERS, 2020), with countries eager to learn from successful nations against the virus. An international survey, published in April/20, by Silva (2020a, p. 600), concluded that although no country is prepared to face epidemics and pandemics, among the 16 countries inv...

The article evaluated the control of Stencil in the subprocess of Printing of the SMD line of a company located in the Industrial Pole of Manaus (PIM), to provide subsidies to develop a computerized system. With computerization, the focus of employees will be directed to the activities of production and quality of manufactured products, also, the c...

About a third of all food produced in the world is wasted. To reduce this unfortunate number, several companies are trying to do their part. The article analyzes the causes of food waste in the B_M company restaurant, located in the Industrial Pole of Manaus, to propose actions to improve its environmental performance. The research is of an applied...

Rework has been a challenge for organizations, especially in Brazil, where there is still a lot of waste of resources (IDB, 2018; EMBRAPA, 2018). This case study aims to contribute to improving the classification and rework`s reduction in the sectors involved with the production of digital routers from the company EX da Amazônia (fictitius name), l...

Since the “last day” of 2019, a new virus emerged in Asia, which in Feb./2020 was called by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2020) as Coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Due to its fast transmission, after 9months since the first global official case, at 23:59 (GMT) on September 27, 2020, the world has accounted for about 33,297,501 new confirmed ca...

Since the end of 2019, the world has become aware of a new virus that has emerged in China, which in February 2020 was called by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2019) as Coronavirus disease (COVID19). Due to its fast transmission, at 18:32 (GMT) on March 29, 2020, the world has officially accounted for about 710,950 new confirmed cases with 33,...

It analyzed the profile of the Supervised Internship reports delivered by students of the Industrial Engineering course at the Faculty of Technology of the Federal University of Amazonas (FT/UFAM), to provide useful information to the course department, as well as providing knowledge and reflection on how the discipline has been approached over tim...

The article analyzes the accessibility problems in the classrooms of the Faculty of Technology of the Federal University of Amazonas (FT/UFAM) based on NBR 9050:2004, to propose suggestions for improvements. The data were collected through a checklist applied in 17 classrooms chosen at random. Besides, measurements and photographic records were per...

In a highly competitive environment among companies, standardization of processes has been one of the means to reduce errors, defects, and costs. Thus, the objective of this study is to investigate what is the best standard with parameters to be applied to the manufacture of corrugated cardboard in a company in the Industrial Pole of Manaus (PIM),...

In the face of numerous complaints about upper limb pain of employees involved with a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly line, there was a need to assess the level of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMD). To solve this problem, the research aimed to perform an ergonomic analysis in a workstation of an assembly line of a company X of the...

Two Wheels sector is one of the most important in the Industrial Pole of Manaus and has recently faced a growing competition scenario, combined with the reduction in sales. Manufacture products with quality it is necessary for companies to remain competitive in the market. With this in mind, the present study was performed in the Painting process o...

To increase the competitiveness of their products, companies have sought to identify and eliminate losses in their production processes to reduce production costs. One of the six major process losses established by the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) philosophy is related to equipment downtime in the production environment. This paper analyzes t...

The internship aims to improve the student's abilities through practical activities, where one can apply the lessons learned in school/university. In this sense, the IFAM Internship Program/Center should provide quality services to the community, fulfilling their goals effectively. However, in 2011, it was noted the absence of a system to evaluate...

In 2010, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics published a survey on urban afforestation in Brazil and Manaus city occupied the 4493rd place among the 5565 municipalities analyzed. Concerning the cities with more than 1 million habitants, Manaus was in the penultimate place, a frustrating result, since the city is the Amazon' capital,...

The article developed a model to evaluate the impact of training provided to active administrative technicians of the Federal Institute of Amazonas (IFAM), located in the Center of Manaus-Amazonas, in the years 2010 and 2011. The research has an applied, descriptive, qualitative and quantitative nature. The theoretical referential included nine tra...

According to a survey conducted by the Brazilian Association of Shopping Centers in 2016, every nine days, a mall is robbed in Brazil. Faced with this scenario, shopping malls are increasingly concerned with customer safety, as they sell to consumers the idea of safety, convenience and comfort. In mall X, located in one of the busiest Manaus (Amazo...

This article analyzes the implementation of an internal material supply system in an electronics industry installed at the Manaus Industrial Pole (PIM). This system is a lean internal logistics model with the leveled replacement of materials and defined frequency, facilitating the communication of the people involved and ensuring the efficient use...

The research evaluates the performance of the services provided by the Nivea Mangabeira Space Salon, located in the Redenção district of Manaus City, capital of Amazonas. To this end, for 20 days in November 2019, a questionnaire was applied to 50 clients, containing twenty items referring to the five quality dimensions: Tangible Aspects, Reliabili...

To remain competitive, organizations have been adopting quality management systems to continually improve their performance and ensure the quality of products and services. However, many companies have shown some difficulty in the effectiveness of the corrective action process for nonconformities identified in external audits, internal assessments,...

The research was carried out in Company X that operates in the electronics industry at Manaus Industrial Pole (PIM). The objective is to propose a system of indicators to evaluate the quality of suppliers, in order to enable the relationship`s continuous improvement among company and its suppliers. Based in the collection and analyzed data, it was...

The research evaluates the satisfaction level of the services provided by the Manaus Municipal Public Service School and Socio-Educational Inclusion (ESPI) to the scholarship holders of the Bolsa Universidade Program. To this end, an online questionnaire adapted from the SERVPERF model was applied, using five quality dimensions: tangible, reliabili...

The article identifies the profile of paid internships developed in the last two and a half years by the students of the Industrial Engineering course of the Faculty of Technology of the Federal University of Amazonas. To this end, consulting the records of the Department of Student Assistance (DAEST) of UFAM, responsible for the trainees' contract...

It has a participatory approach to continuously evaluate the level of satisfaction of Industrial Engineering students with the main services provided at the Faculty of Technology of the Federal University of Amazonas (FT/UFAM). To this end, studies were conducted to learn about existing services at the Faculty and to identify methodologies to asses...

Defined as the favorite drink to celebrate good times, beer has been making the drink market one of the most competitive in the Brazilian industry. Given this scenario, brewery industries need to maintain quality standards to gain consumer preference. In the company under study, located in Manaus Industrial Pole, it was found that in the beer produ...

In Brazil, teacher evaluation is required by the National Higher System Evaluation System (INEP, 2011). At UFAM, it is done through the student portal, which is considered ineffective, compromising the process of continuous improvement of teaching and learning. The article evaluates the students' level of satisfaction with the quality of the servic...

It is a case study conducted in company X of the electronic branch located in the Industrial Pole of Manaus (PIM), the capital of Amazonas–Brazil. The problem was the need to develop a benchmarking involving energy efficiency inspection tests on televisions. The objective is to compare the performance of the standard method and the new method of pe...

Around the world many students or professionals interested in innovation system field dream to have a master, doctor or post doctorate experience in a top university. However, it is noted that are difficulties to identify a top university and propose a good research for a potential supervisor. So, the aim of this article is to propose a methodology...

The paper analyzes the reduction of waste of A4 paper used in prints in the finance section of a department of Institution X. The research is a case study in which the collection and analysis of data follow the steps of the Method Analysis and Problem Solving (MASP) in conjunction with the tools: Brainstorming, Check Sheet, Cause and Effect Diagram...

The undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering at the Faculty of Technology (FT) of the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) completed 15 years in the first semester of 2019. During this period, enrolled 837 students, of which 238 (28%) have already graduated, 335 (40 %) continue to study and 263 (32%) have left the course. Given this percenta...

Público: a) professores, alunos e pesquisadores que elaboram projetos de extensão em universidades públicas ou privadas; b) presidentes, diretores, gestores e coordenadores de projetos sociais, atuantes em associações ou fundações; c) gestores de RH de empresas que almejam desenvolver projetos sociais participativos para reforçar a sua responsabili...

Purpose The paper aims to investigate the best common management practices of the world‐class companies identified in Brazil and Japan; and propose a business model aimed at helping companies to achieve world‐class level of excellence. Design/methodology/approach A cross‐sectional survey is the methodology employed. The balanced scorecard and seve...

Provides empirical support for TQM reviewing and improvement. Evaluates 190 companies’ performance that have or have not used TQM in Japan. Cross-sectional survey methodology is employed. Thus, seven categories with 80 key elements regarding American MBNQA and ten equations are examined. The main conclusions are that, although TQM remains helpful f...

Provides empirical support for TQM reviewing and improvement. Evaluates 190 companies’ performance that have or have not used TQM in Japan. Cross‐sectional survey methodology is employed. Thus, seven categories with 80 key elements regarding American MBNQA and ten equations are examined. The main conclusions are that, although TQM remains helpful f...