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The Program

The Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Production Engineering at UNIP - PPGEP aims to train teachers for higher education, promote the training of researchers, improve professionals in the field of Production Engineering, develop scientific and technological studies applicable to the business environment, encourage students to act based on ethics, social and environmental responsibility, in addition to granting Master's and Doctoral degrees in Production Engineering, in line with the institutional mission of Universidade Paulista.

The Target Audience

Graduates in Engineering, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology and related areas; higher education teachers; entrepreneurs and professionals from public or private companies who wish to improve their knowledge.

History

UNIP's Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Production Engineering - PPGEP began its activities in 1997, at Master's level, and in 2007, at Doctorate level.

The initial Master's project took into account the expertise of the professionals, the institution's potential in terms of already consolidated undergraduate courses and market demand. Over time, these characteristics have undergone changes, respecting the very dynamics of a postgraduate program, which seeks out the state of the art and therefore adapts to the emergence of new areas of knowledge, methodologies and technological advances.

In 2007, with the maturing of the Master's program, which had already graduated 155 masters, as well as the growth in scientific production, evidenced by the publications in magazines and journals with a good reference in QUALIS, and based on meeting the goals of the PNPG, especially those aimed at contributing to society overcoming challenges in the field of industrial production and services, the Doctorate course was set up.

The need to adapt and update, based on CAPES guidelines, led to changes that better met the demands of the market and, by extension, those of the course.
The Research Line “Information Systems Technology”, for example, had its content, initially focused on software used in production systems (operations), reoriented towards software dedicated to Information Technology (IT), in view of the growth of applications in the various areas of production, such as integration, automation and logistics. This evolution, associated with the speed of change in IT, has led to research into the reliability and quality of the software used, plus content related to the LGPD, leading to a new adjustment of the Program's Research Lines.

With the implementation of the Doctorate and the need to increase the quantity and quality of articles, the “Projects and Articles Workshop” was introduced in 2011 as a compulsory activity with credit, with the aim of supporting students in writing articles. In 2013, articles began to be integrated into academic purposes as a relevant component, being included as part of theses and dissertations. This has led to a significant increase in the number of publications made during the period in which the work was being written, contrary to the tradition in which this production was an activity to be carried out only after the student had obtained their degree.

In 2015, in response to the growing demand for more in-depth studies on the themes of environmental sustainability, cleaner production and industrial ecology, it was decided to split off one of the Program's Lines of Research, creating a new Area of Concentration called “Sustainability in Production Systems”. Evaluations carried out since December 2017 indicate growth in the activities of the new Area, especially at international level. The creation of the Advances in Cleaner Production Network (ACPN), a multi-/interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of information and research results on technologies, concepts and policies based on Cleaner Production, designed to help the desired transition to a sustainable society, which took place at the 5th edition of the Workshop of Cleaner Production, has enabled successful international interfaces for knowledge, information exchange and increased research in partnership. UNIP's Interuniversity Sustainability Center is linked to several Regional Sustainability Centers: Beijing Normal University (Asia), University of Kent (Africa), University of Stellenbosch (Africa and Europe), Deakin University (Oceania), University of Firenze (Europe), La Costa University and University of Sonora (South America, Central America and the Caribbean), Illinois Institute of Technology and University of Manitoba (North America). Currently, the ACPN involves approximately 220 educational and research institutions from 51 countries, spread across five continents.

The “Business Networks and Production Planning” line of research has begun discussions about possible developments, taking into account CAPES' findings at meetings and in the mid-term evaluation. In addition to this motivation, there has been growth and interest in two broad-spectrum research projects, which have attracted the participation of students and the community. One deals with Industry 4.0 and the other with school meals provided by public authorities. The first was started in partnership with ABIMAQ/SINDIMAQ, in which equipment manufacturers and users present their development and application cases. The second studies the processes, management, production of family farming and other issues relating to school meals, in support of municipalities that have difficulties in setting up a system to meet the standards of this legal obligation of the state. Both projects have produced a significant number of theses, dissertations and articles.

Another research group, linked to this same line and dedicated to agribusiness, has developed studies focused on three areas of knowledge:

• Animal comfort: development of automatic control systems for safe animal husbandry;
• Grain logistics: transportation, storage and export;
• Recognition of food products by lay consumers, from the vegetable and fruit system, as well as their quality, using augmented reality and artificial intelligence resources in research.

The Program's internationalization goal was expanded with the expansion of international events and partnerships with foreign universities, resulting in visits by Brazilian professors abroad and foreign professors to Brazil from countries such as Poland, Romania, Lithuania, China, England and Serbia.

With the aim of contributing to the training of qualified staff in underprivileged regions of the country, the PPGEP proposed a DINTER in partnership with UNIFSA (Centro Universitário Santo Agostinho), in Teresina - Piauí. The DINTER was approved by CAPES in September 2018 and implemented in February 2019, with the participation of 15 students. In 2022, the DINTER program ended with eleven defenses of the fifteen initially planned.

It is important to note that the PPGEP/UNIP is located in the Greater São Paulo region, which has the highest concentration of inhabitants and jobs in the production and services sectors in Brazil. In this sense, the PPGEP has been contributing to the qualification of human resources, having graduated 399 masters and 151 doctors since it was set up until December 2024. It should also be noted that there are few postgraduate courses in Production Engineering, considering that in the Greater São Paulo region, home to 21 million people, there are only four programs, two of which only offer a Master's degree.

Mission

“To prepare and qualify, at a level of excellence, citizen professionals who contribute to research, teaching, industrial production and services, in line with the principles of ethics, social and environmental responsibility”, associated with UNIP's mission, which is to ‘promote teaching, research and extension, applying them in the service of the progress of the community that lives in its area of scope and influence, contributing to the strengthening of solidarity between men and to the effort to develop the country’.

Vision

Obtain national and international recognition as one of the best graduate programs in Production Engineering.

Values

Institutional practices are guided by the following values: transparency, creativity, innovation, ethics, social responsibility, democratization of information and environmental preservation.

Objectives

• To promote the training of researchers and professional development in the field of Production Engineering.
• To develop scientific and technological studies aimed at application in companies.
• To develop in students the concept of production with ethics, social and environmental responsibility.
• Address the impacts of new production technologies on society, in terms of management, organization and employment.
• To train teachers for higher education.
• To award Master's and Doctoral degrees in Production Engineering.

The program also aims to:

• To train academic leaders who contribute to the establishment of scientific, technological, social and professional qualification policies.
• To train teachers to develop a critical view of national and international development and perspectives.
• Provide students in the program with opportunities to experience various productive sectors and their stages of development, through illustrations and technical visits.
• To train graduate professionals from underprivileged regions of Brazil by offering inter-institutional master's and/or doctoral degrees.
• Encourage the internationalization of students through participation in events, internships and sandwich scholarship programs at foreign institutions.
• Addressing the impacts of new production technologies on society, especially on management, organization and employment.
• Promoting partnerships with companies to accompany changes in production systems in the face of new technologies based on connectivity.

The Postgraduate Program in Production Engineering (PPGEP) has an infrastructure that includes research laboratories, classrooms, auditoriums and spaces equipped for academic and scientific support, in addition to an integrated library with a large collection and access to national and international databases.

1. Laboratories

PPGEP has several laboratories focused on developing research in its areas of activity.

1.1. Production and Environment Laboratory (LaProma)

Dedicated to the activities of the research line 'Advances in Cleaner Production and Industrial Ecology' and related to the concentration area 'Sustainability in Production Systems'. More information.

1.2. Software Production Research Laboratory (LabPPSoft)

Designed for research on models and tools for information management, the laboratory has:

• Five state-of-the-art machines (Intel i7, 8GB RAM, 1TB HD and 3D graphics card).
• Five licenses of UCINET® 6.0 for Windows software for social network analysis.
• Five licenses of Expert System® v.11 for multicriteria analysis and decision making (AHP).
• Five licenses of Matlab v.2017 and Simulink, used in research with genetic algorithms and nonlinear prediction models.

1.3. Business Networks Laboratory (LAREPP)

Dedicated to research in the line 'Business Networks and Production Planning'.

1.4. Industry 4.0 Laboratory

Implemented in 2021 based on a doctoral thesis from PPGEP, in the context of the research project 'Digital Transformation and Innovation Management in the Production of Goods and Services'. The laboratory has:

• Financing from Mitsubishi do Brasil and CIM Automação.
• Equipment such as PLCs and collaborative robots.
• Additional resources provided by UNIP.
• Technologies described in the book Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0: Production and Society (Ed. Blucher, 2023).

1.5. FabLab UNIP

Implemented in 2021 and accredited in the global network of FabLabs (FabLabs.io), it offers resources for the construction of prototypes and devices, with an emphasis on additive manufacturing (3D printing). More information.

2. Infrastructure for Academic and Research Activities

2.1. Rooms and Support Spaces

• Rooms for theoretical classes and seminars.
• Teachers' and students' rooms.
• Auditoriums and rooms for qualifications and defenses.
• All environments are air-conditioned and equipped with Information and Communication Technology (ICT), allowing for pedagogical use and the holding of courses and events.

2.2. Graduate Studies Office

Provides administrative support to faculty and students in the development of academic and research activities.

2.3. Computer Lab for the Stricto Sensu Graduate Program

• Available to all students and equipped with:
• 20 microcomputers and 1 printer
• Computer technician available.
• Up-to-date software for statistical analysis, preparation of teaching materials, database management and text editing.
• Software necessary for research, also allowing access to digital libraries via the worldwide web.

3. Indianópolis Library and Research Resources

3.1. Structure and Objective

• Meeting the needs of UNIP's courses and activities.
• Multi-campus organization interconnected by an integrated system.
• Support for teaching and research, with 24-hour online access.

3.2. Collection and Resources

• Total collection: 1,720,314 copies of books.
• Electronic periodicals: 82,052 titles available.
• National and international databases.
• Digital resources for bibliographic survey and exchange.

3.3. Physical Space and Infrastructure

• 19,591.42 m² distributed across 28 units.
• Areas for individual and group study.
• Computers with access to databases and collections.
• Video rooms, lockers and computerized space for assistance.
• Accessible facilities in accordance with ABNT/NBR 9050:2004.

3.4. Services and Technologies

• Computerization: Own Bibliographic Control System.
• Technical processing: Cataloging in accordance with CDU and AACR-2.
• Collection consultation: Online catalog available 24 hours a day for the UNIP community.
• Reference services: Bibliographic survey, guidance and standardization (ABNT).

3.5. Indianópolis Library (campus where PPGEP operates)

• Collection: 53,447 titles (107,221 copies), focusing on Exact Sciences and Engineering.
• Physical space: 1,311 m², including study rooms and reference terminals.
• Resources: 39 computers, printers, optical readers, scanner, DVD.
• Staff: 1 sector librarian, 1 junior librarian, 2 library assistants, 1 office assistant (PCD), 1 young apprentice.
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 10 pm; Saturday, from 9 am to 1 pm.

3.6. Access to Digital Resources

CAFe (Federated Academic Community):

• Allows single authentication for access to various services and databases.
• Allows remote consultation of academic and scientific materials.

CAPES Periodicals Portal:

• Access to a vast collection of national and international scientific periodicals.
• Essential tool for academic and scientific research.

3.7. Regulations and Contingency

• Single regulation for all UNIP libraries.
• Contingency plan to ensure continuity of services.