Lean Office: Uma aplicação no Departamento de Marketing de uma instituição financeira

O presente artigo trata de uma breve apresentação teórica e de uma aplicação da metodologia Lean Office (seus conceitos e ferramentas) feita em uma operação do departamento de Marketing de uma instituição do setor financeiro sediada no Brasil, tendo como principais objetivos a eliminação das atividades que não agregavam valor ao produto final e a redução de lead-time do processo. Para isso, foram apresentados mapas de fluxo de valor do estado atual e futuro para uma das famílias de produtos, ressaltando as adaptações necessárias para a melhoria. Com a aplicação dessa metodologia e desses conceitos, percebeu-se uma redução do lead-time total de 31 dias aproximadamente para 21 dias, o que representa uma redução de aproximadamente 32% do lead-time da operação

Crude protein of tropical forage legumes grown in silvopastural system and full sol

Todos os textos, informa??es e resultados apresentados s?o de inteira responsabilidade dos autores.Ag?ncia financiadora para a realiza??o desse trabalho: Funda??o de Amparo ? Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG).Objetivou-se neste estudo avaliar o teor de prote?na bruta (PB) de tr?s leguminosas forrageiras tropicais cultivadas em dois sistemas: no sub-bosque de sistema silvipastoril (SSP) e a pleno sol. O experimento foi conduzido em Curvelo-MG, na fazenda experimental da UFVJM. Utilizou-se um delineamento em blocos casualizados em esquema fatorial 2 (SSP e pleno sol) x 3 esp?cies (estilosantes, kudzu tropical e macrotiloma) com 4 repeti??es. O teor de PB foi determinado nas por??es: planta inteira, folha e hastes das tr?s leguminosas forrageiras em fun??o dos tratamentos. Foi observado efeito de esp?cie para as por??es planta inteira e haste (P<0,05), n?o sendo verificado este efeito para a por??o folha. Os maiores teores de PB para planta inteira e haste foram encontrados nas esp?cies kudzu e estilosantes (P<0,05), os quais diferiram do teor de PB apresentado no macrotiloma. Para o teor de PB na folha observou-se efeito da intera??o esp?cie x sistema de cultivo, tendo o macrotiloma apresentado acr?scimo no valor de PB (P<0,05) quando cultivado no sub-bosque do SSP. O sombreamento no sub-bosque do sistema silvipastoril estudado n?o promoveu incremento no teor de prote?na bruta para nenhuma das esp?cies cultivadas.The aim of this study was to evaluate the crude protein (CP) of three tropical forage legumes grown in two systems: the silvopastoral system understory (SSP) and full sun. The experiment was conducted in Curvelo, Minas Gerais at the experimental farm of UFVJM. We used a randomized block design in a factorial 2 (SSP and full sun) x 3 species (estilosantes, tropical kudzu and macrotiloma) with 4 repetitions. The crude protein content was determined in portions: Whole plant, leaves and stems of three forage legumes in the treatments. Kind of effect was observed for whole plant and stem portions (P <0.05), not being checked for this purpose the sheet portion. The higher crude protein content for whole plant and stem were found on kudzu and estilosantes species (P <0.05), which differ from the CP content presented in macrotiloma. For the PB content in the leaf it was observed effect of interaction species x cropping system, with the macrotiloma presented increase in the amount of CP (P <0.05) when grown in SSP understory. The shading in the understory of the silvopastoral system studied did not promote increase in crude protein content for any of the cultivated species

<b>Desempenho e características de carcaça de bovinos de corte inteiros ou castrados e suplementados ou não durante o inverno</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v28i2.648 <b>Performance and carcass characteristics of bulls or steers supplemented or not supplemented during the winter</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v28i2.648

Foram utilizados 40 bovinos nelores, divididos em dois grupos: SUP - os animais foram mantidos a pasto e receberam 0,5% do peso vivo em suplemento no período da seca; NSU - animais mantidos a pasto, sem suplemento. Metade dos animais de cada tratamento eram castrados e a outra metade eram inteiros. Observou-se melhor ganho médio diário durante o período do inverno para os animais suplementados (SUP = 0,339; NSU = 0,193 kg) e os animais pertencentes ao grupo controle (NSU) apresentaram ganho compensatório no período do verão. Os animais inteiros obtiveram ganhos médios diários superiores aos castrados durante todo o período (0,506 x 0,412 kg) e atingiram o peso de abate (480 kg) a uma idade mais jovem (330 x 409 dias até o abate). Verificou-se melhor rendimento de carcaça fria para os animais castrados. A suplementação não promoveu melhores características de carcaça aos animais testados.<br>Forty Nellore bovines were used. Animals were divided in two groups: 1) SUP – Animals on pasture and supplemented (0.5% of live body weight) with a concentrated during the winter (dry season), and 2) NSU – Animals on pasture, without supplementation. Half of the animals of each treatment was steers and the other half was bulls. Best average daily gain (ADG) during the period of the winter was observed in the supplemented animals (SUP = 0.339; NSU = 0.193 kg), and the animals belonging to the control group (NSU) presented compensatory weight gain in the period of the summer. Bulls had greater ADG during the whole period than steers (0.506 vs. 0.412 kg), and they reached the slaughter weight (480 kg) at a younger age (330 vs. 409 days up to slanghter). Best cold carcass dressing percentage was verified for steers and the supplementation did not promote better carcass characteristics in the tested animals

Desempenho e características de carcaça de bovinos de corte inteiros ou castrados e suplementados ou não durante o inverno = Performance and carcass characteristics of bulls or steers supplemented or not supplemented during the winter

Foram utilizados 40 bovinos nelores, divididos em dois grupos: SUP - os animais foram mantidos a pasto e receberam 0,5% do peso vivo em suplemento no período da seca; NSU - animais mantidos a pasto, sem suplemento. Metade dos animais de cada tratamento eram castrados e a outra metade eram inteiros. Observou-se melhor ganho médio diáriodurante o período do inverno para os animais suplementados (SUP = 0,339; NSU = 0,193 kg) e os animais pertencentes ao grupo controle (NSU) apresentaram ganho compensatório no período do verão. Os animais inteiros obtiveram ganhos médios diários superiores aoscastrados durante todo o período (0,506 x 0,412 kg) e atingiram o peso de abate (480 kg) a uma idade mais jovem (330 x 409 dias até o abate). Verificou-se melhor rendimento de carcaça fria para os animais castrados. A suplementação não promoveu melhorescaracterísticas de carcaça aos animais testados.<br><br>Forty Nellore bovines were used. Animals were divided in two groups: 1) SUP – Animals on pasture and supplemented (0.5% of live bodyweight) with a concentrated during the winter (dry season), and 2) NSU – Animals on pasture, without supplementation. Half of the animals of each treatment was steers and the other half was bulls. Best average daily gain (ADG) during the period of the winter was observed in the supplemented animals (SUP = 0.339; NSU = 0.193 kg), and the animals belonging to the control group (NSU) presented compensatory weight gain in the period of the summer. Bulls had greater ADG during the whole period than steers (0.506 vs. 0.412 kg), and they reached the slaughter weight (480 kg) at a younger age (330 vs. 409 days up to slanghter). Best cold carcass dressing percentage was verified for steers and the supplementation did not promotebetter carcass characteristics in the tested animals

NEOTROPICAL ALIEN MAMMALS: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics

Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a species to become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonnative habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown. In this data set, we make available occurrence and abundance data on mammal species that (1) transposed a geographical barrier and (2) were voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into the Neotropics. Our data set is composed of 73,738 historical and current georeferenced records on alien mammal species of which around 96% correspond to occurrence data on 77 species belonging to eight orders and 26 families. Data cover 26 continental countries in the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico and its frontier regions (southern Florida and coastal-central Florida in the southeast United States) to Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay, and the 13 countries of Caribbean islands. Our data set also includes neotropical species (e.g., Callithrix sp., Myocastor coypus, Nasua nasua) considered alien in particular areas of Neotropics. The most numerous species in terms of records are from Bos sp. (n = 37,782), Sus scrofa (n = 6,730), and Canis familiaris (n = 10,084); 17 species were represented by only one record (e.g., Syncerus caffer, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Canis latrans). Primates have the highest number of species in the data set (n = 20 species), partly because of uncertainties regarding taxonomic identification of the genera Callithrix, which includes the species Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix jacchus, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata, and their hybrids. This unique data set will be a valuable source of information on invasion risk assessments, biodiversity redistribution and conservation-related research. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us on how they are using the data

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved