Jorge Muniz Jr.

Jorge Muniz Jr.
São Paulo State University | Unesp · Department of Production Engineering

PhD
I am working with knowledge management and human-side of industry 4.0/5.0 in different countries.

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Introduction
At the moment, I am working in the research project, which aims to discuss knowledge sharing aspects to support Industry 4.0 implementation based on the integration of factors of Work (which refers to the issues related to people), Production (referring to the physical resources used in the production process) and Knowledge (referring to the creation and sharing of knowledge among involved).
Additional affiliations
August 2007 - present
São Paulo State University
Position
  • Professor (Associate)
Education
January 2003 - August 2007
São Paulo State University
Field of study
  • Engineering
January 1992 - December 1995
University of São Paulo
Field of study
  • Production Engineering

Publications

Publications (101)
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A presente pesquisa analisa o compartilhamento do conhecimento operário em empresas do setor automotivo brasileiro por meio da identificação e avaliação de fatores relativos à gestão da produção, gestão do trabalho e a gestão do conhecimento. Um questionário, para coleta de dados, foi aplicado entre gestores de três empresas (uma montadora, uma fab...
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In the quest to improve the knowledge sharing among blue-collar workers in companies from a representative sector in the Brazilian economy, this research identified and evaluated factors related to production management, work management and knowledge management in companies from the automotive sector. The data collected were obtained by an in-perso...
Research Proposal
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Source: https://www.prod.org.br/page/call-for-papers2 The journal Production is the flagship journal of ABEPRO - Brazilian Association of Production Engineering. The journal was created in 1990 to provide a communication medium for academic articles in the Production Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Industrial and Production Engineering and...
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Paper aims This paper aims to discuss how Remote Collaboration Tools (RCT) can support and contribute to Action Research (AR) applications in operations management research. Originality Researchers shall capture the complexity of studied phenomena when conducting AR. Although, there is a lack of information regarding the use of RCT in AR. Hence, t...
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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...
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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...
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Paper aims: This paper aims to discuss Industry 4.0 (I4.0) impacts on the Brazilian Modular Consortium (BMC) assembly lines related to work - issues correlated with human resources; production - physical resources used in production process; knowledge - associated with creation and sharing of knowledge. Originality: Findings explore I4.0 research...
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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...
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This work presents the integrating process of two modularization methods: design structure matrix (DSM) and modular function deployment (MFD), to products with many components commonly found in the automotive industry. To validate this process, the authors and a cross-functional team worked on the modularization process of an air rear suspension sy...
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The results indicate that although there are many initiatives of meeting the needs for new competence and knowledge in the era of I4.0 to accommodate Engineering Education 4.0 there are still challenges for future research to move forward in the nexus between I4.0 and I5.0. The result, of studying different countries' policies, highlights that it i...
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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...
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This study evaluated whether the organisational culture of the country causes a moderating effect on the relationship between motivational factors and knowledge sharing intention (KSI) from the perspective of Toyota managers in Japan and Brazil. The questionnaire applied to Toyota managers, in Brazil (n = 84) and Japan (n = 111) through online acce...
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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...
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Knowledge has become increasingly complex and important for organizations. Despite the growing recognition of the factors that enable knowledge management in organizations, our understanding about the unique cross-cultural challenges is rather limited. In particular, how cultural differences influence people’s participation in knowledge management...
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Parece ser consenso entre pesquisadores e profissionais que atuam nas organizações que a indústria 4.0 (I4.0) traz consigo inúmeras ferramentas e tecnologias para as quais os trabalhadores ainda não estão preparados. Para obterem sucesso na implantação da I4.0, os gestores das organizações sabem, ou pelo menos deveriam saber, que os trabalhadores p...
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Purpose - This paper assesses factors that enable tacit knowledge sharing among logistic workers at Brazilian aircraft manufacturer.Design/methodology/approach - The proposal methodology is supported by a mixed methods approach to examine how organizations can develop favorable contexts to explore knowledge sharing relations among workers in the Lo...
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Background: Presenteeism refers to the presence of a worker at work with reduced performance due to illness, and it is a common public health problem. Exposure to noise during production processes brings risk to workers' health. Objective: To analyze the health profile of workers in the automotive industry and identify the association between no...
Experiment Findings
It is applied research (quali-quanti) adapted from the Erasmus Curriculum Development of Master's Degree Program in Industrial Engineering for Thailand Sustainable Smart Industry project, to guide and compare the collection and analysis of documentary data from international universities and the identification of demands with to companies.
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A pesquisa aborda o conceito da Cadeia de Suprimentos Sustentável viabilizado através dos princípios da Economia Circular, sincronizando as tecnologias da Indústria 4.0 aos princípios da Gestão de Conhecimentos. O artigo busca maiores níveis de sustentabilidade, atendendo a forte mobilização da sociedade por produtos com melhores desempenhos ambien...
Poster
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The research aims to investigate Industry 4.0 Challenges to raise a University and Union agenda based on government experts, academics, consultants and union leaders inputs related to Industry 4.0 implementation. Webinars were carried out. Two conclusions were pointed out: a fragmented understanding of the concept and the low participation of worke...
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The paper explores and ranks the key factors that support tacit knowledge sharing in automotive assembly lines. Existing studies on knowledge sharing tend to overwhelmingly focus on knowledge‐intensive, white‐collar work, and despite the acknowledgment of the importance of blue‐collar workers' tacit knowledge, both the knowledge management and oper...
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the prioritization of Radio Frequency Identification Technology (RFID) logistics projects in a developing economy. This paper adopts a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) method to assess RFID logistics projects. The study examines the use of RFID in the Brazilian aerospace industry and contributes to b...
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This study aims to propose a competency assessment model for students in online discussion forums, using the Rubrics scoring tool and the Bloom's Taxonomy to define evaluation feedback. First, the competencies to be evaluated in on-line discussion forums for theoretical courses in engineering courses were identified, then, the curricular guidelines...
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This research aimed to explore the relationship between employees’ perceptions of organizational politics(POPS)andtheirpredispositiontoinvolveinknowledgesharing(KS)behaviorsatindividuals and workgroups level in the Brazilian automotive Modular Consortium. The sample included 144 shop floor employees of Modular Consortium (six connected companies in...
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In front of a demanding market, the qualification of professionals and the practice experienced during the undergraduate course, makes the academic setting should be re-evaluated as the use of methods to establish activities related to day to day professional work. Include interdisciplinary projects in the learning process provides a student develo...
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Resumo. Produtividade com baixos custos operacionais são primordiais na sustentabilidade das empresas, haja vista que, a gestão industrial atual busca produzir mais com menos. Este trabalho objetiva criar projetos virtuais e testá-los com a qualidade requerida para controlar diametralmente as buchas bi-metálicas automotiva. O método conta com simul...
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This paper proposes knowledge-based assessment applied to Brazilian Toyota plants which practice Lean manufacturing to evaluate work, production, and knowledge factors based on the perspective of blue-collar workers and managers. The two researched plants were selected based on being pure Toyota DNA representatives, and belong to two Toyota auto pa...
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Goal: This paper adapted the Knowledge Risk Management model to a Brazilian project-based organization (Alpha Company), which projects and produces hydropower stations. Design / Methodology / Approach: The Alpha Company study is supported by an exploratory fieldwork, which link theoretical and empirical perspectives based on qualitative data analys...
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The paper aims to propose an Expert System to predict the failure of onshore pipelines. Knowledge Management supports expertise sharing throughout the organization. The Expert System Prototype Model proposed is classified as Empirical Descriptive Research, and may support maintenance management. The findings evidence that Expert System proposed gro...
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O ruído ocupacional representa um risco à saúde dos trabalhadores, como perda auditiva e zumbido, ainda muito predominante em diversos ambientes e processos. O presenteísmo é definido como um fenômeno em que o trabalhador se encontra fisicamente no trabalho, mas por diversos fatores tem sua concentração e dedicação prejudicadas na realização da ati...
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To identify the relationship between leadership and knowledge management (KM) reported in academic publications, a systematic review of the articles contained in the Web of Science platform from 1996 to 2019 was carried out. The information obtained clarifies the relevance of the theme and the ideas described lead to results supported by studies on...
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Purpose - This study aims to assess factors of the tacit knowledge in the glass sector. Its focus is based on on the managerial and worker perspectives about better knowledge sharing on the shop floor. Design/methodology/approach - The methodology applied was based on a comprehensive literature review about operations management, knowledge sharin...
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Purpose: This study aims to assess factors of the tacit knowledge in the glass sector. Its focus is based on the managerial and worker perspectives about better knowledge sharing on the shop floor. Design/Methodology/Approach: The methodology applied was based on a comprehensive literature review about operation management, knowledge sharing and kn...
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Os egressos dos cursos de Engenharia, de acordo com a visão dos estudantes de Engenharia e a Resolução do Conselho Nacional de Educação do Ministério da Educação do Brasil (CNE/CES 11, de 11 de Março de 2002), devem possuir determinadas habilidades e competências, entre elas boa comunicação, organização de ideias, visão crítica, autodidatismo e sab...
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Esse estudo teve por objetivo identificar e descrever, por meio de uma pesquisa bibliográfica, os aspectos que influenciam a implementação da Manufatura Enxuta em organizações. Para que esse objetivo fosse alcançado, foi realizada uma pesquisa aplicada, de natureza exploratória com abordagem qualitativa, sendo que foram adotados como método e proce...
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Resumo: Em cursos de engenharias e de exatas, é necessário dar atenção a fatores que promovam atividades práticas para os discentes indo além dos exercícios praticados nas disciplinas de sala de aula. Fábricas de Software Acadêmicas em Instituições de Ensino Superior (FSIES) são uma opção para atender essa necessidade ao mesmo tempo que poderá gera...
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Paper aims This research aims to evaluate factors that influence knowledge sharing in automotive production context in Brazil and China. Originality Despite the growing recognition of the factors that enable knowledge sharing in organizations, our understanding about the unique challenges encountered by the blue-collar workers in a production cont...
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss factors to support ISO 9001:2015 implementation. A framework for identification and prioritization of factors is applied in Brazilian power train suppliers (Tier 1). Brazil is the eighth largest vehicle manufacturer in the world. Design/methodology/approach The data analysis presented in this paper...
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Esse trabalho discute a complementariedade e dois métodos de modularização – Design Structure Matrix (DSM) e Modular Function Deployment (MFD) – no processo de modularização de um sistema de suspensão traseira a ar para veículos pesados (caminhões e ônibus). Primeiramente, o método DSM, através de um ponto de vista puramente técnico, foi aplicado p...
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A produção e os fatores que interferem na produtividade no ambiente de saúde, vem sendo discutido como um fator estratégico na administração deste serviço. Uma das tendências é a gestão de serviços de saúde baseada nos princípios da Manufatura Enxuta, denominado de Lean Healthcare. Assim o objetivo deste artigo é identificar os fatores de sucesso p...
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Paper aims The purpose of the paper is to offer guidance regarding how to write a Literature Review for empirical papers, that provides adequate background and convincing support. The literature review plays the fundamental role of unveiling the theory, or theories, that underpin the paper argument, sets its limits, and defines and clarifies the ma...
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between Organizational Climate (OC) and Knowledge Management (KM) based on systematic review of the literature in the Web of Science and Scopus databases, using the descriptors "organizational climate" and "knowledge management". The results showed a relationship between the terms, and no st...
Book
Textbook for the discipline Qualitative Research and Research Methods of the Production Engineering and Operations Management courses at undergraduate, specialization, master's and doctoral levels. It is an indispensable work for professionals who use qualitative research in their activities. Livro-texto para a disciplina Pesquisa Qualitativa e Mé...
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Resumo. Este artigo aborda desafios de Recursos Humanos em desenvolver pessoas no ritmo da indústria 4.0. Nesse viés, a Gestão do Conhecimento desempenha seu papel no desenvolvimento de novas competências e habilidades frente ao novo perfil profissional requerido pelo processo de fabricação da quarta revolução industrial cuja base é a digitalização...
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This paper analyses the use of the Cumbuca Method as a teaching strategy to develop reading skills in engineering students. Despite their importance, reading skills are little stimulated in engineering undergraduate courses. Teamwork, communication, organization and exposure of ideas, time management are also important skills to new employees. The...
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Teaching strategies have been used by several Higher Education Institutions to improve learning rates. In this context, international surveys have identified Active Learning as a methodology that provides students with the ability to be coauthors of their own learning process in which they occupy the central role. Professors also play an important...
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Environmental issues have changed the behavior of society and, consequently, the business environment. This has narrow approach with Knowledge Management techniques (KM) to promote their processes. However, despite the increase in research in this field, there is still lack of further study in the KM interface and the business environment, as sugge...
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New products are continuously developed in order to support customized demands. Flexibility supports customized demands, low costs, and agility, but it remains a challenge with regards to high-volume and high-diversity complexity as observed in trucks production. This research aims to discuss an assessment approach based on AHP application to rank...
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Neste trabalho, analisa-se a relação entre compartilhamento do conhecimento, segurança e clima organizacional por meio da aplicação de escala de pesquisa em 30 operários de logística de uma empresa montadora automotiva. Normalmente, a multidisciplinaridade traz dificuldades no estabelecimento de relações de causa e efeito e, por isso, apresenta-se...
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Several environmental damages caused by the use of fossil fuels, such as the green house effect, have being a motivation for researchers all around the world to develop new green techniques for power generation. Among all the possibilities of clean energy sources, there is the use of microalgae to obtain biodiesel. Many microalgae species, in certa...
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O objetivo deste artigo é propor a reestruturação da disciplina de Introdução à Engenharia, ministrada no ciclo básico da Faculdade de Engenharia de Resende, à luz das reflexões que acompanham a utilização das metodologias ativas de aprendizagem. O resultado concreto deste trabalho é o estabelecimento de um novo programa com objetivos gerais e espe...
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A venda de produtos eletroeletrônicos cresce em função das inovações tecnológicas e da rapidez com que eles se tornam obsoletos, refletindo no aumento de um resíduo descartado denominado Resíduos de Equipamentos Eletroeletrônicos (REEE) ou Lixo Eletrônico. Oriundo do descarte de eletroeletrônicos, tais como desktops, notebooks, impressoras e celula...
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Este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar um método de obtenção do nível atingido das competências consideradas de alto valor para uma organização com três unidades de produção em países distintos. Para tanto, tem-se o seguinte questionamento: como obter o nível de atendimento das competências de forma a proporcionar ao gestor um panorama realista...
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In the competitive commercial vehicles market, new products are developed continuously in order to attend specific demands and surplus complexity is incorporated gradually to the manufacturing assembly plants. In this context, it is mandatory that the manufacturers enable a high flexibility production level to attend specific demands with low costs...
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relation between Organizational Climate and Knowledge Management in the shop floor. The study is conducted in an auto part plant inserted in a Truck Factory with 7 partners. 44 blue collar workers were interviewed. The results show a relationship between Organizational Climate and Knowledge Management in...
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The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between production complexity and operational performance in a mass customization (MC) production system, typical in automobile industry of commercial vehicles, such as trucks and buses. A mixed quantitative-qualitative approach was used in this research. That is, two main research methods...
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The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has been increasingly used in order to leverage aspects related to products and services such as: safety, convenience, authentication, process efficiency. As its name suggests, the basis of this technology is to use the instrument of communication by radio frequency data transmission. Application of such te...
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There is an important footwear cluster in Ceará Cariri which has shown higher than the national average in the industry growth region. The cluster is composed mostly of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Difficulties are common to any small and big company qualification of manpower and trainability. This article aims to understand the process of...
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Este artigo analisa a aplicação da abordagem Scrum em uma área de serviço de ensaios em aeronaves. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo realizado na maior fabricante de aeronaves do Brasil. Scrum é amplamente utilizado na gestão de projetos de softwares em diversos segmentos, porém suas características permitem a utilização na gestão de projetos em ge...
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Resumo Existe um importante cluster calçadista na região do Cariri cearense que vem apresentando crescimento superior à média nacional de empresas do setor. O cluster é composto, em sua grande maioria, de Pequenas e Médias Empresas (PME's). São dificuldades comuns de qualquer pequena e grande empresa a qualificação de mão de obra e a capacidade de...
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The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has been increasingly used in order to leverage aspects related to products and services such as: safety, convenience, authentication, process efficiency. As its name suggests, the basis of this technology is to use the instrument of communication by radio frequency data transmission. Application of such te...
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This study aims to identify and assess critical factors influencing on the implementation of continuous improvement projects, specifically the TPM. This research is a quali-quanti study and collects data with managers who lead TPM implementation in the shop floor. In this perspective, the present work can contribute to production managers with an a...
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The Quality Management System supports stable processes and their better management. Sustainable implementation and maintenance are influenced by some factors. This paper presents critical factors to Quality Management System implementation. The ISO 9001 is the most popular QMS around the world wide organizations. They are identified from literatur...