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The development of products destined to cover specific needs plays an important role when it is possible to have feedback, in terms of functionality, on the part of the final user for the consolidation of the product. Seeking such consolidation and identifying opportunities for improvement, in this paper a redesign was made based on specific criteria to align the manufacturing to mass production. The following premises were raised: 1) validation of the de-sign proposal; 2) comparative and operational analysis; 3) geometry optimization for weight and production cost reduction. This paper proposes a new design of the drawbar body of a tractor (case study) and the theoretical framework is established taking the bases of the concurrent engineering to define and characterize the final architecture configuration. Is reported the methodology used for the development of this research and the results obtained by finite element analysis for architecture optimization. Finally, are presented the defined strategies for aligning manufacturing to production.

In the process of developing products to meet specific needs or requirements, it is crucial, in terms of functionality, to achieve the interaction of two strategies: on the one hand, end-user feedback and, on the other hand, architectural optimization by applying finite element analysis (FEA). Seeking the consolidation of a new product and identifying opportunities for improvement, this article presents the results of an FEA study applied to a multicultivator (case study) in which the premises were: 1) validation of the design proposal; 2) evaluation of areas detected as "critical"; and 3) optimization of geometry to reduce weight and manufacturing costs. The procedure used to structure the design of the multicultivator under the approaches of architecture validation, production quality improvement and cost reduction is also presented in a simplified manner.

In the design of a product, several factors are involved to define it as functional and is also important to clearly state its life cycle. On the other hand, the participation of the client or end user is very important for the approach of the main specification and with the purpose of conforming a product that has ample possibilities of competition in the global market. Looking for the consolidation of a new product, in the present work the redesign of a harvester (case study) was carried out. For the proposal of the new design, the reference framework is based on design for disassembly (DFD) to propose the development of the technical process and design for manufacturing (DFM) to optimize the production process. Is also presented the procedure used to structure the harvester redesign under the approach of production quality improvement and cost reduction, which helped to define a final functional configuration able to be aligned to mass production.

Companies dedicated to project development commonly seek to increase their recruitment based on experience and usually leave aside the importance that entails the strengthening of technology transfer. Added to this and having as an extra need the definition of strategies to optimize the progress of the projects, was created a Management System that helped to obtain better control in development and define criteria for timely monitoring. The theoretical framework was established taking the bases of Planning and Project Management that allowed to basing this system. The approach used to structure it allows optimizing development times and assigning more comprehensive evaluation period for the technological transfer of the final product. Standardization was achieved in the design, development and manufacturing of projects, which resulted in be able to carry out activities at the same time in different projects without any offset or dependency problems between those activities and therefore, the strategic influence for the development of each project was reflected in all phases of the process. Finally, a case study is presented, in which the management system was implemented.