Avaliação de um método para o gerenciamento baseado em atividades (abm) em projetos de desenvolvimento de produto

Abstract

The product development process (PDP) and its management is a challenge for companies that perform them. It is a complex and demanding process information, in addition to accurate, relevant and timely, especially in terms of cost, to ensure the competitiveness of the company and its product. From problems and opportunities observed in the PDP and its management, the main objective of this research is to propose and evaluate a method to help companies and managers to obtain quantitative and qualitative information about the PDP in order to subsidize them in the adoption of necessary improvements during and at the end of product development projects. The two main areas of study Production Engineering were the Product Engineering and Economic, specifically the themes: Model PDP Reference Unified (MUPDP) and Activity Based Management (ABM). The research developed is characterized as assessment purpose of applied nature, combined approach and action research as a technical procedure. The method was an adaptation of the ABM using the MUPDP. The main result was observed gain in obtaining more and better information about the project, which should better guide the company in decision making about the project, and the processing needs of your PDP. However, although the method have contributed to the achievement of economic information and process about product development, this needs to be evaluated by the company and managers who want to run it, since the successful implementation depends on other internal factors company, such as personal and organizational culture.