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A literatura sobre o processo de desenvolvimento de produtos (PDP) dedica pouca atenção à etapa de preparação dos meios de manufatura. Em certos produtos, porém, o diferencial tecnológico está justamente no processo de fabricação. É o caso de bens de consumo que se caracterizam pela produção em alto volume, predominando processos produtivos com elevado nível de automação. Este trabalho apresenta um estudo de caso em um produtor de bens de consumo para higiene pessoal, cuja característica principal é o volume de produção elevado. Partindo de uma análise detalhada do PDP, demonstram-se a importância desta etapa, as dificuldades enfrentadas pela empresa e questões de pesquisa relevantes. A análise contemplou a modelagem do processo de negócio, entrevistas com os principais atores e análise documental. Além de apresentar e discutir a experiência da empresa estudada, descrevem-se lacunas importantes na teoria gestão do desenvolvimento de produtos e recomendações para pesquisas futuras. The new product development process (PDP) literature doesn't give significant focus on manufacturing process specification and validation. Nevertheless, in some areas this subject is one of the main competitive advantage sources. The consumer goods industry that's related with high production level is an example. This paper presents a case study about an especific consumer goods producer from personnel higienic segment. It demonstrates the importance of this product development phase, the barriers, and the theoric gap, applying a business process modelling approach. The annalysis was based on the product development process model elaborated, interviews with stakeholders, documental analysis and participant observation. Besides presenting and discussing this enterprise experience, the paper brings an actual theory annalysis and future research statements.

A literatura sobre o processo de desenvolvimento de produtos (PDP) dedica pouca atenção à etapa de preparação dos meios de manufatura. Em certos produtos, porém, o diferencial tecnológico está justamente no processo de fabricação. É o caso de bens de consumo que se caracterizam pela produção em alto volume, predominando processos produtivos com elevado nível de automação. Este trabalho apresenta um estudo de caso em um produtor de bens de consumo para higiene pessoal, cuja característica principal é o volume de produção elevado. Partindo de uma análise detalhada do PDP, demonstram-se a importância desta etapa, as dificuldades enfrentadas pela empresa e questões de pesquisa relevantes. A análise contemplou a modelagem do processo de negócio, entrevistas com os principais atores e análise documental. Além de apresentar e discutir a experiência da empresa estudada, descrevem-se lacunas importantes na teoria gestão do desenvolvimento de produtos e recomendações para pesquisas futuras.The new product development process (PDP) literature doesn't give significant focus on manufacturing process specification and validation. Nevertheless, in some areas this subject is one of the main competitive advantage sources. The consumer goods industry that's related with high production level is an example. This paper presents a case study about an especific consumer goods producer from personnel higienic segment. It demonstrates the importance of this product development phase, the barriers, and the theoric gap, applying a business process modelling approach. The annalysis was based on the product development process model elaborated, interviews with stakeholders, documental analysis and participant observation. Besides presenting and discussing this enterprise experience, the paper brings an actual theory annalysis and future research statements.

A broad research foundation exists on Lean management in the manufacturing context. Furthermore, the implementation of Lean in product development is discussed by an increasing number of publications. Yet, little documentation of the specific application in product development testing has been published. This master thesis provides insights into the specific environment of product development testing and the application of Lean methods. Utilizing a systematic literature research, the beginning of this work elaborates principles of case study research, the context of testing as part of product development and the Lean management framework. The findings are synthesized into a priori construct for the case research. Main pillar for this construct is the value stream mapping method. It combines the analysis of the current state, the development of the future state and a strategy for the implementation of improvements. Central part of this thesis is the in-depth case study of a global operating manufacturing company in the off-highway machinery market. Three product development testing sites were visited by the author in order to apply the previously defined case study framework. Through cross case analysis common process characteristics of the current state are derived. From a micro level perspective the relations within and across the testing process are shown. Needs, values, wastes, interruptions and other process parameters are systematically analyzed; improvements are elaborated and prioritized to develop a common future state for the testing process. A partial takt time driven test process could be developed. To visualize the process task boards were introduced and the value stream map was digitalized and connected to a management information system. The systematic understanding of information needs is a major part of the future state. A possible implementation strategy is presented in this thesis.

Das Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die Erarbeitung eines Konzeptes, das wissenschaftliche Grundlagen zur Optimierung der produktionsbezogenen Produktabsicherung in der Automobilindustrie liefert. Dabei wird der Reifegrad eines Produktes als Steuergröße zur Optimierung des Absicherungsprozesses herangezogen. Dabei ist es notwendig, nicht allein den Absicherungsprozess als eigenständiges Betrachtungsobjekt zu verstehen, sondern alle relevanten Einflussfaktoren zu berücksichtigen. Daher wird als wesentliches Ordnungsschema für diese Arbeit das Engineering Information Management System (EIMS) zur strukturierten Erfassung des Kontextes von Entwicklungsprozessen definiert. Der aus der Analyse abgeleitete Handlungsbedarf lässt sich auf zwei wesentliche Handlungsfelder reduzieren. Einerseits besteht die Notwendigkeit, ein geeignetes Modell der produktionsbezogenen Produktabsicherung zu definieren, das ein bereichsübergreifendes Verständnis des Absicherungsprozesses schafft. Andererseits ist es notwendig, wirksame Stellhebel zur Optimierung des EIMS der produktionsbezogenen Produktabsicherung in der Praxis zu identifizieren. Diese beiden Handlungsfelder liefern die Motivation für das Konzept dieser Arbeit Wesentlicher Bestandteil des Konzeptes ist ein Modell, die Reifegradlandkarte, mit deren Hilfe eine Reifegrad-sensitive Prozessanalyse durchgeführt werden kann und die die Basis für die Optimierung der produktionsbezogenen Produktabsicherung liefert. Die Tragfähigkeit des Konzeptes wird anhand zweier Beispiele validiert. Die in der Reifegradlandkarte dokumentierten Zusammenhänge und Abhängigkeiten werden genutzt, um eine Methodik zur Analyse von Engineering Prozessen zu konzipieren sowie als Instrumentarium für eine reifegradsensitive Prozessanalyse und -optimierung. The main goal of this contribution is the development of a concept, which delivers the scientific basis for the optimisation of the production-oriented product validation in automotive industry. Therefore, the degree of maturity is used as a control factor for the improvement of the validation process. Thus, it is necessary to not only aiming at the validation process itself. The consideration of all relevant influencing factors in the context of this process is also re-quired. In order to acquire all of these influencing factors, an ordering scheme called Engineering Information Management System is defined. The identified needs of action can by roughly reduced upon two main fields. First, it is neces-sary to define a suitable model of the production-oriented product validation process and second it is required to identify mechanisms in order to turn the conceptual ideas included in the model into real engineering processes. Both requirements can be fulfilled by the maturity map, which represents the key contribution of this thesis. It delivers the basis for maturity-driven optimisation of engineering processes. Two applications of the maturity map are used to provide the evidence of the concept, and both have been successfully applied into practical scenarios aiming at the analysis and improvement of engineering processes.

Since the launch of MERIS on ENVISAT long term activities using vicarious calibration approaches are set in place to monitor potential drifts in calibration in the radiance products of MERIS. We are using a stable, well monitored reference calibration site (Railroad Valley, Nevada, USA) to derive calibration uncertainties of MERIS over time. We are using interpolation of uncertainties to derive a second set of uncertainties for a national data validation in the Netherlands. A satellite image derived land use map of the Netherlands (LGN4) is used to determine the largest homogeneous land use classes using a standard purity index (SPI). Potential adjacency effects are minimized using moving window filters on the pixels of the aggregated map. Multiple error propagation is being used to assess the impact of calibration accuracy on land use classification. A classification in 9 land use classes is finally performed on MERIS FR images of the Netherlands using image based spectral unmixing and matched filtering with endmembers derived from the LGN. We conclude that the classification performance may significantly be increased, when taking into account long-term vicarious calibration results.