Methodological analysis of process technology in Engineering projects implementation

This thesis will evaluate the utilization of process management tools in the implementation of a major engineering project in a steel plant of Gerdau Group in the city of Charqueadas, Brazil. The project consisted of an increase in capacity of the electric arc furnace in order to improve the availability of liquid steel to the subsequent processes in the Melt Shop. The evaluation will be performed according to the Approach to Developing Process Technology Strategy (Beckman, S.L. and Rosenfield, D.B., Operations Leadership Competing in the New Economy, Irwin McGraw Hill, 2007) methodology and it will assess to what degree the company covered the six recommended steps of the methodology: Step 1 - Understand the Business Strategy and Competitive Environment Step 2 - Understand the Technology Trends in the Industry Step 3 - Understand the Internal Capabilities of the Company Step 4 - Identify and Assess Process Technology Investment Alternatives Step 5 - Develop an Implementation Plan and Implement Step 6 - Implement, Assess and Measure Results The evaluation will not prioritize the technical depth of the process technologies analyzed, but rather will focus on the strategic and tactical aspects of the projects' implementation process.

Department dc:contributor.department

Sloan School of Management.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Heineck, Fabio L. (Fabio Luis)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Donald B. Rosenfield.

• Sloan School of Management.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39514

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