Design management in the toy industry: Case studies on design insertion for the development process in Brazilian toy companies

Design is assuming more strategic roles in the industry, bringing different approaches to the development of new products that enables innovations and higher acceptance. Like other segments, the toy industry is also modifying to meet new demands, seeking to develop games and toys aligned with the contemporary child. To improve the quality of the national toy, design insertion has been stated as a desired goal. However, there are not significant reports in the literature about how it is integrated in the segment. This study aimed to evaluate the integration of designers in the development process of new products of three different Brazilian toy companies that acted as case studies. Based on Design Management (DM) and Product Development Process (PDP) Models, we implemented a new model that aided in organizing and analyzing records of the companies’ structures and development processes. Results indicated the difficulties and improvement points to insert Designers in a formalized process, being those located mostly on the initial planning, product prototyping, and post launch stages. A recent increase in design acceptance and usage, however, was noted, with Design being considered as directly related with the quality increase of the company’s products.Keywords: design management, toy industry, development of new product, Brazilian industry, industrial design

Simultaneous optical diagnostic velocity and scalar field by molecular tagging technique Stratified Flames View project

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Diagnostic optique simultané de champ de vitesse et de scalaire par technique de marquage moléculaire: application au transfert de masse dans un écoulement diphasique (S23)

Depuis la fin des années 1990 se développe une nouvelle méthode de diagnostic optique appelée marquage moléculaire ou MTV (Molecular Tagging Velocimetry). Le principe de cette technique repose sur l'utilisation de supramolécules qui une fois excitées par impulsion lumineuse dans l'ultraviolet vont phosphorescer dans le visible sur une durée bien plus importante que les temps caractéristiques de la fluorescence (jusqu'à quelques millisecondes). Cette propriété permet de les utiliser comme marqueurs lagrangiens de l'écoulement pour ainsi déterminer le champ de vitesse en tout point de la zone marquée. La dépendance de la phosphorescence à différents scalaires passifs du fluide tels que la température, le pH, la concentration permettent également de déduire le champ de ce scalaire à partir de l'intensité locale de la réponse lumineuse de l'écoulement. L'objectif de cette étude est d'appliquer la technique de MTV à l'observation du transfert de masse en écoulement diphasique gaz-liquide

Design management in the toy industry: Case studies on design insertion for the development process in Brazilian toy companies

Design is assuming more strategic roles in the industry, bringing different approaches to the development of new products that enables innovations and higher acceptance. Like other segments, the toy industry is also modifying to meet new demands, seeking to develop games and toys aligned with the contemporary child. To improve the quality of the national toy, design insertion has been stated as a desired goal. However, there are not significant reports in the literature about how it is integrated in the segment. This study aimed to evaluate the integration of designers in the development process of new products of three different Brazilian toy companies that acted as case studies. Based on Design Management (DM) and Product Development Process (PDP) Models, we implemented a new model that aided in organizing and analyzing records of the companies’ structures and development processes. Results indicated the difficulties and improvement points to insert Designers in a formalized process, being those located mostly on the initial planning, product prototyping, and post launch stages. A recent increase in design acceptance and usage, however, was noted, with Design being considered as directly related with the quality increase of the company’s products.Keywords: design management, toy industry, development of new product, Brazilian industry, industrial design

ACR guidance document on MR safe practices: 2013

Because there are many potential risks in the MR environment and reports of adverse incidents involving patients, equipment and personnel, the need for a guidance document on MR safe practices emerged. Initially published in 2002, the ACR MR Safe Practices Guidelines established de facto industry standards for safe and responsible practices in clinical and research MR environments. As the MR industry changes the document is reviewed, modified and updated. The most recent version will reflect these changes. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2013;37:501–530. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/96674/1/24011_ftp.pd

2017 Research & Innovation Day Program

A one day showcase of applied research, social innovation, scholarship projects and activities.https://first.fanshawec.ca/cri_cripublications/1004/thumbnail.jp

Solstice shadow -- Cover

Three haiku with three woodcuts. Folded cover is bookcloth over lightweight card. The accordion-folded text is pasted into covers front and back. Printed title label on front.UNL SPEC copy--no. 31 of 80 copie

Solstice shadow -- Text

Three haiku with three woodcuts. Folded cover is bookcloth over lightweight card. The accordion-folded text is pasted into covers front and back. Printed title label on front.UNL SPEC copy--no. 31 of 80 copie