Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to describe and propose a new way to do benchmarking. It describes an explanatory case study whereby data are collected through an internet benchmarking system with multi-criteria performance. Design/methodology/approach-The research methodology was to conduct a literature review on international journals about evolution, typology and trends of benchmarking. Through a third year case study of Internet Benchmarking and Monitoring System of Productive Arrangements System the authors describe and propose a flexible benchmarking model. Findings-The paper provides empirical insights about a new model of flexible benchmarking taking into account different demands, whereby partners' data are collected and processed according to their needs. Research limitations/implications-For monitoring and trending analysis more data and time is needed. These three-year applications show that it takes a long time to build a database that can be meaningful for benchmarking and monitoring purposes management. It also requires management maturity, performance system and finally procedures to invite companies to collect and input online data. Practical implications-The paper describes a flexible benchmarking, detailing its features in the form of a case study. The gap analysis shows the individual and collective gaps and requirements. Examples of practical use and reports generated "online" are presented. Originality/value-The paper presents a new potential for the use of benchmarking tools. It is expected to contribute to the academic area, describing ways to achieve greater potential in the use of benchmarking tools, proposing a new way to do benchmarking.

Resumo: Atualmente, observa-se uma demanda por engenheiros com perfil diferente dos formados nos anos 90. Antes, os mesmos exerciam uma função mais tecnicista, o que dominava os currículos daquela época. Agora, é necessário que os mesmos possuam não somente o conhecimento técnico, mas também possuam outras habilidades e capacidade de análise crítica sobre projetos e situações. Assim, os professores necessitam desenvolver, além da capacidade técnica, estas habilidades nos alunos. O presente artigo apresenta uma análise das estratégias de ensino adotadas pelos professores do ciclo profissional do curso de engenharia de produção mecânica sob a ótica do diagrama de desenvolvimento dos quatro domínios (cognitivo, psicomotor, afetivo e social) e descreve uma pesquisa realizada junto aos alunos do curso de Engenharia de Produção Mecânica da Universidade Federal do Ceará, com o intuito de avaliar o perfil de aprendizagem dos mesmos, confrontado com o desempenho médio no curso. Para tanto, serão identificadas as estratégias de ensino que são mais eficientes para o aprendizado do corpo discente. Por último, foram experimentadas algumas metodologias baseadas em pesquisa de campo e em trabalhos grupais. Observou-se que estas metodologias inovadoras se mostraram eficientes para o processo de aprendizagem da turma analisada.Palavras-chave: Estratégias de Ensino, Habilidades, Currículo, Ensino, Aprendizagem.Abstract: It is observed that the demand for engineering is changing. Before, they must have only technical abilities. Now, they must get other abilities and have the capacity to do critical analysis about projects and situations. So, the professors must develop these capacities in their students. This paper presents an analysis from industrial engineering course, observing the teaching strategies, students learning styles to propose some new methodology do improve students' Four Domain Diagram knowledge was used to evaluate professors' strategies and Soloman & Felder model do evaluate students learning styles. To finish, were developed and experimented some methodologies. It was observed that this new methodology improved student learning.

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Observa-se uma crescente preocupação mundial com a produção de energias mais limpas. Uma destas é o biodiesel, que está sendo adicionado ao diesel para comercialização no Brasil. O presente artigo busca fazer uma análise da demanda por biodiesel em função do consumo de diesel, identificando qual a capacidade de produção para qual o país está se preparando. Para tanto, foi adotado um modelo de previsão de demanda não-paramétrico para a produção de diesel, que serviu de base para fazer a previsão para o biodiesel. Observa-se que o país está preparado para suprir uma demanda superior a exigida e possui estimativas de crescimento

Purpose The management of materials consists of an important analysis for industries as there are factors in several areas that should be considered. For this, it should take into account logistical factors, quality and production, because one piece delivered in a large lead time or outside the technical quality standards, imply delays in the project or rework. In this context, the importance of creating a control method of input and output of tools in an aviation industry in the city of Toulouse, France, was seen due to the amount of many incomplete arrivals or inappropriate material for use. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This study used a philosophy of lean manufacturing tools and visual management (VM). A VM panel with information documents of all tools used in an assembly station of a model airplane was applied. With all data collected to carry out the project, the panel was created with the most relevant information of each tool and applied to an assembly station. That done, the production supervisors, mechanical and electrical supervisors were trained in the operation. Despite a change of management, it was realized that all supported the change due to the ease of understanding of the method and a good VM. Findings At the end of the work, materials management became more simplified, operators were more satisfied because of the non-occurrence of tools mistakes and the control time decreased from 120 to 15 minutes. Research limitations/implications The application of this project has begun in an assembly station; however, it has been validated to be applied throughout the facility and its applications are being studied for other industries with different models. Practical implications This project developed a visual panel for support visual communication of the airplane assembly line. Its usage eliminates tools lost, inefficiencies and decreases lost time with tools selection. Originality/value This work proposes a way to simplify the management tools for assembly station plane using a VM panel based on the lean philosophy. The study was conducted at the Final Assembly Line of an aircraft model from a unit of an aircraft company.