Engenharia de Produção
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- University-firm interaction in the Brazilian ceramic industry: Patterns, formats, and implications(2015-10-05) Gabriela Scur; GARCIA R.; CASTRO ARAÚJO, V.This paper aims to study the interactions of universities/research centers with the Brazilian ceramic sector. We adopted the regional/local innovation systems literature, which assumes that geographical, social, and cultural proximity is an important element for linkages between agents. The text highlights the importance of the machine, frits, and glaze suppliers as diffusers of innovation among ceramic tile manufacturers. The participation of universities and technological institutes is limited to testing, technical assistance, and product certification. The Brazilian Technological Center of Ceramic is important because the products meet international standards. In any case, partnerships between universities/research centers and firms have become routine in the region. On the one hand, universities were able to understand problems concerning the production process and on the other hand, the ceramic tile firms realized the need to add value to products and to achieve this goal it is necessary to invest in knowledge and innovation.
- Eco-innovation practices in the brazilian ceramic tile industry: The case of the Santa Gertrudes and Criciúma clusters(2018) Vieira de Souza W.J.; Scur G.; Hilsdorf W.D.C.© 2018 Elsevier LtdResearchers and companies have presented a growing interest in eco-innovation. From an academic perspective, it is necessary to increase the number of studies performed in developing countries. Furthermore, the way in which a company can integrate innovation and sustainability into its industrial activities remains an open topic. In the ceramic tile industry, several environmental impacts can be generated throughout the production chain. This paper aims to identify how practices of eco-innovation have been implemented by ceramic tile producers of Santa Gertrudes, São Paulo State, and Criciúma, Santa Catarina State in Brazil, clusters that are responsible for approximately 80% of Brazilian production. The results show that most eco-innovations implemented are incremental and that process and product eco-innovations are consolidated in both clusters. This evidence shows that the clusters face unexplored opportunities for structuring organizational actions that may help companies organize their efforts towards sustainability. Another finding is that eco-innovation deployment in Brazilian ceramic clusters is mainly driven by specific legislation (e.g., particulate matter emissions) and market requirements (e.g., retailer audits).