In a textile company, Unifi do Brasil Ltd., where the seasonality reigns due to the interest of assisting to the longings of the fashion along one year, it was verified that the Research and Development of New Products and Processes (R&D) it is of immense importance to guarantee that the strategy of the company is accomplished indeed, in other words, in the mission of the company UNIFI, to
... [Show full abstract] provide competitive solutions and to supply innovative yarns. In this context the need of a R&D productive team is made present. When it is spoken about R&D few indicators are really used in practice, being usually cost and time the indicators more used and controlled. This work tries to demonstrate the possibility to verify, control and improve the productivity of a R&D team. The productivity is the relation among the number of tests (generation of prototypes) made during a project and the time spent until reaching the final objective. Palavras chave: Têxtil, P&D, Produtividade. Tema: Engenharia de Produto/Processo.