The Scenario of Lean Product Development in Brazilian Auto-industry
The Scenario of Lean Product Development in Brazilian Auto-industry作者机构：Santa Catarina Federal University (UFSC) Santa Catarina Brazil Sao Paulo University (USP-Sao Carlos) Sao Carlos/SP Brazil University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC) Santa Cruz do Sul/RS Brazil
出 版 物：《Chinese Business Review》 (中国经济评论（英文版）)
年 卷 期：2014年第13卷第11期
页 面：692-706页
学科分类：0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 020205[经济学-产业经济学] 080202[工学-机械电子工程] 08[工学] 0802[工学-机械工程]
主 题：auto-industry lean product development process practices
摘 要：The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of lean product development （LPD） in the Brazilian automotive sector. A mailed-questionnaire survey was used to examine 23 questions about LPD principles and practices. The target population for the study was Brazil＇s largest product development and design companies. The study identified that although the automobile sector is seen as a reference in the adoption of lean practices, there is still potential for improvement by establishing partnership relations with suppliers, and with those on the other points of the chain by identifying what provides value to clients. Set-based concurrent engineering is also a practice that needs to be better developed, as well as the value stream mapping tool to identify waste and activities that add value to the product development process. There has been no previous study of this nature in Brazil that characterizes the sector and highlights its importance in relation to the global scene, providing incentives to international investors. The value of the work is in the results that allow diagnosing the lean development practices that are most used in the automotive sector. Moreover, the survey questions can be applied in other economic sectors and at companies of other sizes. The study contributed to providing a systematic view of the product development process from the perspective of people, processes, and technology, and assists companies and academics manage change.
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