Modelo de referência para o processo de desenvolvimento de máquinas agrícolas para empresas de pequeno e médio porte

Abstract

The expansion of agricultural machinery and equipment sector, increase the competition among manufacturers and forcing the development of more complex products and greater efficiency in production processes. This reality demands, from enterprises, greater formalism of the product development process, with design and manufacturing aimed at launching new technologies. In this work, was performed the identification of companies, micro, small and medium-sized manufacturers of agricultural machinery and implements, located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, to develop the design and manufacture of such equipments. With the identification and selection of ten companies, was taken a descriptive exploratory study of multiple cases, which the information was collected, through interviews with the owners and/or responsible for the product development sector, for diagnosis and modeling methodology currently practiced in the development process of agricultural machinery, providing the information necessary for the preparation of the Reference Model for Agricultural Machines Development Process for Small and Medium-sized enterprises.