Analysis of the restructuring of the Russian defence industry (by the example of aviation industry and knaapo) and the creation of United Aviation Construction Corporation

The present study is focused on the analysis of the three main governmental measures occurred in 2000-2006 in Russian defense industry: the creation of the holding structures, the establishing of the state monopoly in arms export, and creation of the United Aviation Construction Corporation (Ob¿edinennaya Aviastroitel¿naya Corporatziya), which was initiated by the President and Government of Russian Federation in 2006. The last project assumes the consolidation and joining of all producers of civil and military aviation into one united corporation in order to save the technological and productive potential of the sector after serious crisis in 1990-s. On the other hand, this project can be considered as one of the measures to establish state control and hierarchy in the defense industry. The current project tries to analyze the necessity and the possible impacts of restructuring processes. In order to perform such analysis, I need to observe the evolution of the sector, which involves the description of the restructuring and reforming of the industry since the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The current situation in aviation sector was shaped by number of reforms performed by Government of Russian Federation, which I describe in phases: conversion, privatization, decentralization, followed by evident desire of the state to establish control over some companies. Later on, I am trying to understand the reasons lying behind all reforms of 2000-2006 and the integration of the industry. I also try to predict which impacts on the companies it will have. The last part presents the main conclusions of the paper.

Arranjos produtivo: análise da experiência do setor oleiro cerâmico de Iranduba (AM)

Diante da possibilidade de surgimento de um Arranjo Produtivo Local - APL em substituição a atual aglomeração industrial conhecida como Cluster na região do município de lranduba e de seus arredores, o estudo caracteriza o processo produtivo e administrativo das indústrias inseridas na área. O objetivo, portanto é identificar pontos necessários a transformação acompanhados pelas vantagens que a mudança pode trazer a toda a sociedade que depende do setor oleiro para sobreviver. Apesar de ocorrer cooperação entre as empresas oleiras de lranduba, os resultados do trabalho demonstram que não existe um foco de arranjo produtivo local, tão somente interação entre um aglomerado de empresas em função de necessidades focais. Nesse escopo, salientam-se como principais resultados a constatação de um sistema arcaico de produção baseado na estrutura familiar e a falta de direcionamento de políticas públicas que incentivem o surgimento do APL.