Abstract Paper aims This paper aims to create propositions that would be a guide the future construction of an industrial policy capable of rebuilding the Brazilian automotive industry (IAB) through the creation of demand by scrappage policy. Originality This paper is based on more than 470 IAB representatives’ answers, C-Level/Senior Executives, converting experience and empiric perspectives in scientific knowledge. Research method Hypothetical-Deductive research were conducted applying survey as procedure and Delphi Method as technique, using electronic tools to collect data, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches in statistical data analysis. Main findings Were identified a consensus among IAB representatives and literature evidences about scrappage policy as an engine regarding sustenance of automotive industry and the need for rules that guide national competitiveness key factors. Implications for theory and practice The paper theoretical and practice implications are provide subsidies to future sectorial policies based on empirical experience of more than 470 IAB representatives.

AbstractIntroduction: The maintenance of balance and body orientation during standing is essential to perform different activities. One of the devices used to measure balance them is the force platform. This device measures the ground reaction force (GRF) and displacement of the center of pressure (COP), both biomechanical parameters involved in human motion. This article proposes a new design for non-commercial low-cost force platforms for scientific research purposes. Methods for calibration and validation are also described. Methods A force platform, developed according to International Standards of Measurement and dedicated to measuring feet contact forces was built for approximately one tenth of the cost of commercial platforms. Calibration was performed by loading known masses, centralized or distributed, on the platform. An experimental study was conducted with four volunteers in different conditions to validate and verify the practical applicability of the device. Results The platform calibration showed an adequate connectivity, linearity and reliable measurement of the variables proposed in this research, being suitable for studies of human postural behavior. Conclusion Based on the validation results, we believe the low-cost platform can be used as stabilometric device to measure postural control and balance in clinical or sports experiments. However future studies will be required to provide a final validation and compare its performance with other force platforms.

O desenvolvimento de novos produtos, que atendam às necessidades do mercado consumidor, é atividade estratégica para sustentabilidade das organizações. O objetivo deste artigo é comparar e avaliar o nível de maturidade desses processos em duas montadoras de veículos instaladas na região Sul Fluminense do País. São discutidas algumas características dos processos, expõe-se o modelo de avaliação, baseado nos critérios do CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration), e são apresentados os resultados de pesquisa que investigou o nível de maturidade junto a 47 representantes das empresas estudadas. Como resultado, foi possível identificar lacunas na estruturação dos PDP's, com diversas práticas e ferramentas usadas de forma isolada e não integradas, havendo campo suficiente - no entendimento dos próprios executivos - para serem aprimorados e refinados, o que permitiria torná-los mais completos, abrangentes e potentes para alavancar os resultados de mercado e financeiros das próprias organizações.

The development of new products, which shall fulfill the customer needs, is a strategic activity for the organizations sustainability. This research has the intention of comparing and evaluating the maturity level of the product development process, at two automotive plants in the Southern region of the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Some of the processes characteristics are discussed, as well as the evaluation model, which is based on the CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) criteria, and the results of the research, which investigated the level of maturity along with 47 representatives from the studied companies, are hereby presented. This study revealed the existence of gaps in the PDP structure, with several practices and tools being used in a non-integrated way, having according to the executives, room for improvement in order to make them more complete, and powerful enough to leverage the market and the financial organization results.

Neste estudo, buscou-se avaliar o nível de maturidade das organizações em seus processos de desenvolvimento de produtos, tendo como base os critérios do CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration). O referencial teórico utilizado foi o modelo de maturidade de capabilidade para desenvolvimento integrado de produtos e processos do SEI (Software Engineering Institute), da Carnegie Mellon University. Partindo da literatura existente sobre o assunto e de pesquisa e questionários aplicados em duas montadoras instaladas na região Sul Fluminense do País, identificou-se a existência de um processo estruturado de desenvolvimento de produtos, o qual é planejado, executado, medido e controlado e as práticas existentes são mantidas, mesmo nos momentos de crise, podendo repetir a experiência para novos projetos.

This research purported to evaluate the level of capability maturity of organizations in their product development processes, based on the CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) criteria. The theoretical reference used here was the capability maturity model for integrated product and process development of Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute - SEI. Based on the literature about the subject and on a research questionnaire applied at two automaker plants in southern Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, the study revealed the existence of a planned, executed, measured and controlled product development process. It was also found that the existing practices are maintained even during periods of crises and that the experience can be replicated in new projects.

A identificação dos chamados fatores críticos de sucesso no lançamento de veículos automotores é extremamente importante ainda na fase de desenvolvimento do projeto. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste estudo foi validar os fatores identificados pelos prognósticos de Porter para o lançamento de novos produtos e/ou pelos estudos de Daniel e Rockart na indústria automobilística americana entre os anos 1960 e 1980. Como referenciais teóricos foram utilizados os fatores críticos de sucesso de Rockart e o modelo de ciclo de vida de Porter. Partindo da literatura existente sobre o assunto e das deduções via prognósticos, foram identificados e validados, através de pesquisa de campo em duas montadoras instaladas na região Sul Fluminense do País, cinco fatores críticos de sucesso.

While developing a vehicle project, it is necessary to identify its start-up critical success factors. This research is intended to validate the factors identified through Porter's prognostics for new product launching and/or through studies from Daniel and Rockart for the American automotive industry along the years 60-80. The theoretical referential used in this research were Rockart's critical success factors, and Porter's life cycle model. Having the existing literature about the subject and prognostic deductions as start points for this study, five critical success factors have been identified and validated through research and a questionnaire applied in two automaker plants in the Southern State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.