José Carlos de Toledo

José Carlos de Toledo
Federal University of São Carlos | UFSCar · Department of Production Engineering

Doctor of Engineering

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José Carlos de Toledo is Full Professor at the Production Engineering Department onFederal University of São Carlos, Brazil. He holds a PhD in Production Engineering from the São Paulo University (USP), Brazil. His current research interests include quality management, new product development, continuous improvement, continuous innovation. He has published in journals such as Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Management Decision, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, and others.

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Purpose The objectives of this study are to identify which inputs are most relevant for development and successful introduction of product and process innovations and identify the impacts of these two types of innovation on the performance of Brazilian manufacturing companies. Design/methodology/approach This study analyzes the relationships betwe...
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Purpose Front-line lean leadership is critical for implementing and sustaining lean production systems (LPS). The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationships between front-line lean leader (FLL) capacities (cognitive, social, motivational, knowledge and experience), lean leader practices (developing people and supporting daily kaizen) and...
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test and develop a method for generation and selection of six sigma projects. This is done by testing the use of the generation and selection method for six sigma projects (GSM_SSP) in a Brazilian manufacturing industry with the participation of managers, aiming to gather the user’s perspective and improvemen...
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Continuous Improvement (CI) can be useful as dynamic capability for the organization, therefore, an important factor for the organizational and operational performance. There are many publications on different aspects of CI, and it is essential to identify what the themes are being researched recently. A significant part of CI research is directly...
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Continuous Improvement (CI) can be useful as dynamic capability for the organization, therefore, an important factor for the organizational and operational performance. There are many publications on different aspects of CI, and it is essential to identify what the themes are being researched recently. A significant part of CI research is direc...
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A lean development (LD) process would ensure that new products are developed with a focus on reducing waste and adding value to a product's design and manufacturing phases. This paper supposes that after a lean manufacturing (LM) implementation, a company starts to incorporate lean principles and tools in its new product development processes (PDP)...
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Purpose This paper investigates whether adopting continuous improvement (CI) behaviors is related to better radical and incremental product and process innovation performance and identifies whether CI behaviors positively affect respondent perceptions on CI contributions to innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected fr...
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The evolution of quality management by companies was strongly enabled by, among others, ISO 9001 certification, which is considered a crucial requirement for several customers. Likewise, performance measurement provides useful insights for companies to identify the reflection of their decision-making process on their improvement. One of the most us...
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This paper aims to present and analyze the transi tions in operational activities and the performance of a Project Management Office (PMO) in a technology-based company through a longitudinal case study. The paper discusses tions, tensions, success factors, indicators, and performance and how they drive the major changes faced by the PMO. The resul...
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Purpose – This study aims to propose and test a research framework for analyzing the relationship between new product development (NPD) best practices and performance in companies that belong to innovative industries in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative survey was conducted, involving several industries, including agricultural ma...
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Purpose – Business Intelligence (BI) is the company's ability, through the use of technologies and methods, to transform data from external and internal environments into information to improve performance. Capture, management and transformation can be understood as processes and these can present problems and need for improvement. This article pre...
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Nos últimos anos, a cadeia de alimentos vem exigindo maior desempenho das empresas tanto com a questão de qualidade como com a segurança do alimento, esta pode ser alcançada mediante a união de todos os elos da cadeia de suprimentos, desde o fornecedor primário até se alcançar o cliente final. Para que as empresas consigam se sustentar na cadeia de...
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Statistical thinking (ST) is a concept that has been discussed in the literature as principles and concepts disseminated in companies to conduct a statistical approach and it is often associated with using continuous improvement programs (CIPs), such as Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma since the 1990s. There is a lack of empirical studies in the litera...
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Aim The aim of this study was to analyze critical success factors (CSFs) for implementation of an incident learning system (ILS) in a radiation oncology department (ROD) and evaluate the perception of the staff members along this process. Background Implementing an ILS is a way to leverage learning from incidents and is a tool for improving patien...
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This article presents a global overview of emerging trends of wind energy technology development. The research conducted: a bibliographic review of the methods of technological prospecting and wind energy; a patent analysis, presenting the current panorama of technologies in this sector; and mapping of the technological evolution of wind turbines a...
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This paper aims, through a longitudinal case study, to present and analyze the transitions in operational activities and the performance of a Project Management Office (PMO) in a technology-based company. The paper discusses functions, tensions, stakeholders’ interfaces, performance and how they drove the major changes faced by the PMO. The changes...
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The continuous improvement programs and innovation have been stimulated and widely deployed due to the importance to the competitiveness of the organisations, being subjects of interest in several studies. However, there are few researches on the relationship between continuous improvement programs, such as Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma, and t...
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As abordagens para a gestão da produção e melhoria são baseadas em tomadas de decisão baseadas em fatos e auxiliadas pelo Pensamento Estatístico (PE) e pelo uso de Técnicas Estatísticas (TE). A pesquisa descrita neste artigo buscou identificar o grau de implementação do PE e TE e, ainda, avalia o seu impacto nos processos de controle e melhoria e a...
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Programas de melhoria como o Lean Manufacturing, Total Quality Management, Seis Sigma (SS), Lean Seis Sigma (LSS) e Total Productive Maintenance, focam a melhoria de processos e, em diferentes níveis, são fundamentados no Pensamento Estatístico (PE) e em Técnicas Estatísticas (TE). Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa survey com 243...
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Paper aims Identify the use of statistical thinking and techniques and their main difficulties and benefits in the Brazilian State of São Paulo industries. Originality There are few empirical studies on the application of the statistical thinking and techniques which study their difficulties of implementation and their benefits in manufacturing com...
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The objective of this article is to identify the technological development of photovoltaic cells by the analysis of patents. The Derwent Innovations Index (DII) database of Thomson Derwent was used for this research. 22,682 patents were obtained. The results indicate that 1) the number of patents deposited on photovoltaic cells grows every year, 2)...
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A utilização de abordagens de melhoria supõe análises e decisões baseadas em informações provenientes da análise de dados, o que tem associação direta com a utilização do Pensamento Estatístico (PEst) e de Ferramentas Estatísticas (FE). O artigo analisa o uso do PEst e de fe, bem como os benefícios percebidos em uma amostra de empresas de grande e...
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A compreensão dos fatores críticos de sucesso (FCS) e melhores práticas em gestão do processo de desenvolvimento de produto (PDP) tem chamado a atenção de diversos profissionais e pesquisadores envolvidos com a área. O objetivo deste artigo consiste em analisar as práticas e FCS na gestão do PDP em uma empresa do setor automotivo que possui ativida...
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Purpose Although lean methods are considered easy to be implemented during the initial phases of the lean transformation process, few companies are able to maintain them in long term. One of the key factors for this maintenance is the role played by the leaders in their teams. The purpose of this paper is to show the outcomes of an action research...
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Purpose: This paper examines the use of integration mechanisms in two innovation activities relationships: between exploitation product innovation and exploration product innovation, and between exploitation process innovation and exploration product innovation. It also identifies the benefits generated by the use of integration mechanisms. Design...
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This study analyzes the product development process (PDP) management in a sample of medium and large manufacturing companies that supply capital goods for the sugar-energy industry. A research survey was conducted by applying an in-loco questionnaire with those responsible for product development in 31 companies. Cluster analysis was performed on t...
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This paper analyses the relationships between the Project Management Offices (PMOs) functions and the results of performance indicators of product development projects, considering the triple constraint: time, cost, quality. A survey was conducted on a sample of 35 Brazilian manufacturing companies, which have a Product Development Process and a su...
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Resumo: As técnicas utilizadas na fase operacional do Front End são diversas e suas abordagens sofrem alterações no decorrer da evolução do mercado competitivo. No Brasil, as fases iniciais dos métodos de desenvolvimento de produtos para o setor de alimentos são pouco difundidas e apresentam informalidade, por se basear, em adaptações de produtos s...
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The purpose of this paper is to ilustrate the implementation of Daily Routine Work in supply process in a small company of metal mechanical industry by a case study approach. The Daily Routine Work can be faced as a strategy of quality management in small companies. The case study was carried out for three months by interviews with employees and do...
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O pré-desenvolvimento de produtos corresponde a fase inicial do Processo de Desenvolvimento de Produtos (PDP) em geral. Na fase de pré-desenvolvimento importantes decisões são determinadas, e se equivocadas podem resultar em falhas no desempenho do novo produto. O objetivo do estudo consiste em apresentar os principais modelos que contextualizam a...
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Resumo: Este artigo apresenta um método para medição de desempenho com base no valor que o serviço público de Perícia Criminal deve entregar, visando gerenciar e melhorar a operação do serviço. Esse serviço é o órgão do sistema de segurança pública e justiça criminal responsável no Brasil pela produção da prova material. Utiliza conhecimento cientí...
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RESUMO A implantação de um Sistema Produto-Serviço (PSS) em empresas de manufatura visa o alcance dos benefícios esperados e amplamente divulgados na literatura científica. Entretanto, verifica-se nas publicações casos em que, apesar dos esforços para incorporar serviços nos negócios de uma empresa de manufatura, não se alcança o retorno financeiro...
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This paper presents an analysis on a sample of 35 companies that develop new products and have Project Management Offices (PMO) in their organizational structure to support it. These PMOs´functionsPMOs´functions were analysed from the point of view of performance indicators related to project´s triple constraints. The data was analysed using Spearm...
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Resumo O artigo caracteriza e analisa a implantação de BPF e APPCC e os benefícios percebidos na indústria de alimentos para animais de produção. Realizou-se pesquisa survey com uma amostra de 60 unidades industriais. Além de análise descritiva dos programas adotados, realizou-se análise de cluster, identificando 3 agrupamentos de empresas, diferen...
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Este artículo presenta un análisis sobre una muestra de 35 compañías que desarrollan nuevos productos y tienen Oficinas de Gestión de Proyectos (OGP) en su estructura organizacional para apoyarlo. Las funciones de las OGPs fueron analizadas desde el punto de vista de indicadores de desempeño relacionados con restricciones triples del proyecto. Los...
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A sociedade brasileira demanda serviços públicos de qualidade, incluindo o serviço de Perícia Criminal. Esse órgão produz a prova técnico-científica e carece de um instrumento de medição de desempenho, para auxiliar os gestores. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi desenvolver e implementar um instrumento de medição de desempenho que preenchesse esta lacu...
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The Statistical Thinking has emerged as a powerful support to the implementation of continuous improvement in organization, since its concepts and tools enable thorough analysis of data and process variation, specifying actions to be taken to improve organizational performance. In this article, from the systematic review, has as objective to presen...
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Despite the Statistical Process Control (SPC) be extensively explored in the literature, there are still difficulties in the implementation and maintenance, usually due to lack of attention to Critical Success Factors (CSF). This paper identified by literature review, critical factors that contribute to the success of the SPC and through an action...
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Resumo Este trabalho tem como objetivo o levantamento sistemático e análise dos modelos e atividades propostos pela literatura para a condução da fase de pré-desenvolvimento de novos produtos, bem como das técnicas e ferramentas adotadas na fase. A Revisão Bibliográfica Sistemática realizada identificou a existência de 10 modelos compostos por dife...
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Aiming to understand the relationships between the functions of project management offices (PMO) and the performance of new product development projects, this paper presents correlations between the effort in performing PMO functions and the results of performance indicators on a sample of 35 companies that develop new products and have PMOs in the...
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The Association of Universities Grupo Montevideo (AUGM) is a network of public, autonomous and self-governing universities of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay which, because of their similarities, share their vocations, their public, their similarities in academic structures and equivalence of the levels of their services; ch...
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It is observed that a large volume of publications discusses the benefits to implement a Product-Service System in manufacturing companies. However, little is documented about the barriers found to carry out this process. This paper presents a literature review that identifies and classifies the main difficulties encountered in the development and...
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Resumo A melhoria no desempenho dos processos de Inovação e de Desenvolvimento de Produtos é preocupação recorrente nas organizações. Os resultados desses processos são críticos para a competitividade e sobrevivência a longo prazo. Um meio para obter melhor desempenho nesses processos é o uso de abordagens de Melhoria Contínua (MC), comumente já ap...
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Resumo De acordo com a literatura da área, os princípios enxutos não devem somente ser aplicados na manufatura, mas também se estender para outros processos, principalmente aos mais a montante na cadeia de produção, como é o caso do processo de desenvolvimento de produto (PDP), o qual possui grandes oportunidades para a aplicação desses princípios....
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Proposal: To propose a conceptual model to rendering of building design service (BDS), with interest in the view of contracting client. Methods: A bibliographical revision about Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and process quality management related to the BDS. The proposal was developed from bibliographical revision, including concepts in relatio...
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Resumo: Este artigo emprega o método de revisão de literatura para abordar o processo de integração de sistemas de gestão e a nova estrutura de alto nível desenvolvida pela ISO para estruturar e uniformizar as novas normas e as futuras revisões de normas existentes. Conclui-se que as vantagens da integração de sistemas de gestão tornam o processo d...
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Resumo: Este artigo apresenta uma revisão bibliográfica focada na gestão de riscos, na qual abrange-se principalmente a norma internacional ISO 31000, se concentrando em seus principais fundamentos, características, estrutura, processos e críticas. Aborda-se brevemente a norma certificável QSP 31000 e a inclusão prevista da abordagem de risco nas n...
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BRAZILIAN PEOPLE DEMANDS BETTER PUBLIC SERVICES, INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE. AND ON THESE SERVICES PRODUCTION CHAIN, FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE, BECAUSE IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE PRODUCTION, BOOTH FOR LINK THE SUSPECT TO A CRIME SCENE OR TO INNOCENT SOMEONE WRONGLY ACCUSED. THIS RESEARCH APPLIED THE PR...
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SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, AS LEAN MANUFACTURING, TOTAL QUALITY CONTROL AND TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS KAIZEN AND SIX SIGMA, HAVE AS PRINCIPLES TO ANALYZE, CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES AND DECCISION-MAKING BASED ON FACTS AND DATA, CONDUCTED WITH THE SUPPORT OF STATISTICAL THINKING AND STATISTICAL TECH...
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ON ACCOUNT OF THE IMPORTANCE AND CURRENTNESS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS STANDARD INTEGRATION THEORY, THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS AN EXPLORATORY LITERATURE REVIEW ON INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH GENERATES A FRAMEWORK THAT EXPLORES KEY ELEMENTS OF THE INTEGRATION PROCESS, INCLUDING MAIN MODELS, LEVELS, STRATEGIES, AND THE INTEGRATE...
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O presente estudo apresentou o desenvolvimento de um modelo de negócios para a integração entre produtos e serviços em uma indústria de pré-fabricados em concreto, a qual possui produtos caracterizados como commodities. Neste trabalho foi analisada a literatura disponível do Sistema Produto-Serviço (SPS) e a partir desta foi discorrido o desenvolvi...
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THIS ARTICLE APPLIED THE LITERATURE REVIEW METHOD TO ADDRESS THE MAIN CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS (ISO 9001 - QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ISO 14001 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND QSP 31000 - RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM), AND THE MAIN ACCREDITATTION PROGRAMS (ONA, JCI, NIAHO AND ACCREDITATION CANADA) AVAILABLE IN THE BRAZILIAN HOSPITAL MARKET, FOCUSING...
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Agradecimentos à Polícia Civil/MG. Resumo A sociedade brasileira demanda serviços públicos de melhor qualidade, incluindo o serviço de Perícia Criminal. Este órgão, integrante dos sistemas de segurança pública e justiça, produz a prova técnica-científica. Os recursos de transformação são o conhecimento científico dos peritos e as tecnologias aplica...
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Este trabalho apresenta e discute os benefícios gerados para clientes e para o empreendimento pela implantação de um Sistema Produto-Serviço em uma empresa de pré-fabricados em concreto. Verificou-se que os benefícios previstos não foram plenamente alcançados e que, apesar disso, a implantação do Sistema Produto-Serviço teve sucesso. São apontados...
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A Melhoria Contínua (MC) e a Inovação de produtos e processos são estratégias que geram vantagem competitiva para as organizações, seja em relação ao custo ou à diferenciação. A MC e a Inovação precisam ser gerenciadas de forma a assegurar, no longo prazo, os resultados desejados. Na literatura, são observadas afirmações recorrentes sobre a necessi...
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The success of a new product is more probable in a concurrent engineering context for product development. Concurrent engineering creates a dynamic environment based on four interconnected dimensions: the organization of managers and employees involved in product development; their means of communicating; their unwavering focus on the requirements...
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Resumo: Observa-se que um número crescente de hospitais, principalmente os de propriedade privada, estão investindo em programas de certificação e/ou acreditação, baseados em normas externas. Este artigo realiza uma revisão bibliográfica para resumir os principais modelos de programas de certificação e acreditação utilizados por alguns hospitais br...
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ResumoOs gráficos de controle clássicos para variáveis contínuas monitoram, separadamente, as medidas de posição central e de dispersão, conhecidas também como medidas de locação e escala. O monitoramento desses parâmetros tem como pressuposto que a distribuição de probabilidade dos dados seja conhecida e siga o padrão normal, o que, em situações p...
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O SISTEMA DE ATENÇÃO À SAÚDE BRASILEIRO (SASB) CARECE DE ENGAJAMENTO COM AS PRÁTICAS DE MELHORIA DA QUALIDADE EM NÍVEL NACIONAL. CONTUDO, CONSIDERA-SE NECESSÁRIO NÃO APENAS CONCENTRAR ATENÇÃO NA ESFERA HOSPITALAR, CONSERVANDO E REFORÇANDO A TRADICIONAL VISÃO HOSPITALOCÊNTRICA (CONSIDERAR O HOSPITAL COMO CENTRO DO SISTEMA DE SAÚDE), MAS DEVE-SE TAMB...
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A global preocupação com a necessidade de melhoria da qualidade dos sistemas de prestação de serviços de saúde se tornou evidente já há algumas décadas. Essa preocupação acomete a maioria dos stakeholders do sistema de saúde: governo federal, contribuintes, profissionais da saúde, provedores de serviços, governos estaduais, organizações de fiscaliz...
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Through the longitudinal case study approach, this paper aims to present and analyze the evolutionary change of the procedure and performance of a technology-based company Project Management Office (PMO). The study has exploratory character and focuses on understanding the factors that motivated the transitions occurring in the PMO over 13 years of...
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Proper management of quality and food safety is essential for minimally processed vegetables industries in order to achieve competitive advantages. Preventive, proactive, systematic, and specific controls during the production steps of food products are needed to reach the desired quality attributes. The minimally processed vegetables (MPV) chain i...
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O artigo apresenta um escritório de projetos (PMO - Project Management Office) de uma empresa que desenvolve produtos baseada em práticas de gestão de projetos (GP) por ele suportadas. As práticas centralizam no PMO atividades que diferem das funções descritas na literatura como caracterizando sua atuação nos projetos. São realizadas funções de ges...