Technological innovations in the areas of new tools, equipment’s, site safety and internal means of communication are compared in 7 different housebuilding sites in the city of Florianópolis, state of Santa Catarina. A list of those innovations was prepared and site observations were conducted, in order to attest if they were present or under
implementation. It was found that a very small proportion of innovations were implemented by the building firms under investigation; only the items related to site safety were able to get higher scores, mainly due to the enforcing powers of current legislation. Despite the fact that qualitative assessments indicate that there is a positive attitude
towards the listed innovations, there is a long way to go in order to improve site conditions in the building  companies that took part in this research work.

Referência: LIBRELOTTO, L.; MEIRA, A.; HEINECK, L.; VARVAKIS, G.  Inovações tecnológicas em canteiros de obras – caso Florianópolis. ENEGEP, 1998

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The acting measures should supply to the organization information in the quality and right amount facilitating the administration process, as well as in the taking of decisions. Soon one of the largest problems in the moment of defining acting measures it is ” as to measure that that should be measured “. The central subject to be answered in this article refers to define some approaches for the determination of indicators or acting measures that allow appoint the efforts of the organization for the improvement of the processes, at the same time that if edificated consistent competitive positions.

Referência: CARO, M.; VARVAKIS, G. NERES, W.  Estruturando a medição de desempenho organizacional. 18° Encontro Nacional de Engenharia de Produção – ENEGEP, 1998

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This paper presents the utilization of the resources versas product matrix, part of the ZERI (Zero Emissions Research Initiative) methodology, aiming the evaluation of environmental impacts resulting of manufacturing activities of a wood furniture manufacturer. The paper does not end the ZERI concept discussion, but does show, through a real case, the potential profitability obtained when a company considers environmental related aspects. The ZERI concept do support the internal search for efficiency, at the company, during a business process improvement program. This is achieved through the increase of awareness for the material resources.

Referência: PINTO, J,; COSTA, N,; VARVAKIS, G.; POSSAMAI, O.; SELIG, P. Aplicação da matriz insumo produto da metodologia zeri numa empresa do setor moveleiro

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This paper examines the concept and evolution of industrial park. The analysis begin by a view of industrial integration via Just in Time, with focus in the client-supplier relationship. In the next step is analysed the ZERI concept as one tool, that, with the main objective of optimising the raw material utilisation, brings the integration of several industries.

Referência: NERES. W.; VARVAKIS, G.; SELIG, P. Formação de conglomerados industriais: do estoque zero à emissão zero

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The great importance of the Information Systems in the World of Business is notorious for the necessity to be flexible and quickly to take decisions. Now, the publication and use of ISO 14000 standards to the environmental management business, will have a direct impact in the market capacity for the necessity to work process, products and services environmentally correct. The aim of this article is to show how the information systems can help in the managerial innovation process, continuous improvement programs and ISO 14000 standard certification as well as the organizational change and to determine a competitive strategy.

Referência: ÑAURI, M.; VARVAKIS, G.; SELIG, P.; POSSAMAI, O. Sistemas de informação e a variável ambiental- gerenciando o futuro das empresas.  Encontro Nacional de Engenharia de Produção (ENEGEP), 1997.

The modifications of the standards of modern man’s life makes that the housing leaves of being only a shelter for becoming an instrument of interaction between man and environment. Under this aspects we must analyse every consequence of the choice of bad housing; it is necessary to measure every dimension of it, considering costs, losses and expenses. It is in this new context, utilizing the most noble quality of man – the creativity – that the designer must play his role, trying to overcome his newest challenge: to plan the integration between the environment and the user. The observation of every dimension of the housing and its fitness with the user’s needs, can face in problems unimaginable from the usual optics.

Referência: LIBRELOTTO, L. VARVAKIS, G.; SELIG, P. POSSAMAI, O. O custo global da habitação. ENEGEP , 1997.

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