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Orientador: Barbara Stolte Bezerra / Co-orientador: Fernando Bernardi de Souza / Banca: Mauro Vivaldini / Banca: Renato de Campos / Resumo: A gestão de cadeias de suprimentos (GCS) requer, dentre diversos aspectos, a integração de processos de negócios chaves ao longo de toda a cadeia. A literatura acadêmica tem contribuído para o aprimoramento e entendimento dessas práticas, para que funcionem adequadamente em diversos setores da indústria nacional. No entanto, poucos são os estudos referentes à utilização da GCS no setor calçadista brasileiro, o qual tem uma expressiva relevância para economia nacional. Esse trabalho teve como objetivo identificar as principais práticas de GCS que são adotadas atualmente pelo setor calçadista da cidade de Jaú - SP. O método escolhido para o trabalho foi o de estudo de casos múltiplos, sendo investigadas três cadeias de suprimentos, compostas por três elos cada. Os resultados da pesquisa mostram a ausência de práticas colaborativas, de integração e de planejamento conjunto apoiadas por modernas ferramentas de TIC nas cadeias estudadas, além de um elevado grau de conhecimento de tais práticas pelos entrevistados / Abstract: The supply chain management (SCM) requires, among many things, the integration of key business processes throughout the chain, being effective to manage the competitive challenges facing compannies. The academic literature has contributed to the improvement and understanding of these practices, to function properly in various sectors of national industry. However, there are few studies on the use of GCS in the Brazilian footwear indutry, which has a significant importance for the national economy. This study aimed to identify key practices that GCS are currently adopted by the footwear industry in the city of Jaú-SP. The method chosen for the work the study of multiple cases being investigated three supply-chains, each composed of three links. The survey results show the absence of collaborative practices, integration and assembly supported by modern planning ICT tools in the studied chains, as well as a high degree of ignorance of such practices by respondents / Mestre

Orientador: Fernando Augusto Silva Marins / Banca: Arminda Eugênia Marques / Banca: Jorge Muniz Junior / Banca: Fernando Cesar Almada / Banca: Sérgio Luis da Silva / Resumo : O objetivo da tese é elaborar um construto teórico de mitigação do efeito chicote considerando a confiança e a colaboração no gerenciamento da cadeia de suprimentos. Para tanto, realiza-se uma pesquisa qualitativa com base na revisão sistemática da literatura em que o construto é testado por meio de um estudo de caso, envolvendo empresas da área médico-hospitalar pertencentes a uma mesma cadeia de suprimentos... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract:Tha aim of the thesis is to develop a theorical construct about mitigation of the bullwhip effect, considering trust and collaboration in managing the supply chain. The study presents a qualitative research based on systematic literature review, which is tested through field research, involving companies in the medical and hospital area belonging to the same supply chain ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

The military community has considerable experience in the areas of procuring and managing large systems. These systems are often expected to perform their intended function over a period of several years and as a result, they will require an extensive support structure consisting of personnel, equipment and spare assets. For this reason, Logistics Management has always been an important field within the military and is gaining recognition within private industry as well. The evolutionary process which starts with the identification of a need and continues through design, production and retirement is known as a product's life cycle. Studies have shown that the decisions which are made initially, during the design of the product, will determine 80% of the total system costs. Several efforts have been initiated to improve the product design process and emphasize the life cycle approach. These include; Concurrent Engineering, Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) and Quality Function Deployment (QFD). These efforts necessitate an overhaul of the decision-making methods used in the product design process. Consequently, within the military community and private industry, the time-honored sequential-hierarchical-decision approach to design is being replaced with concurrent decision-making. The sequential process of the hierarchical method can lead to suboptimal designs which significantly increase manufacturing and follow-on support costs. / Ph. D.

Syfte:Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka faktorer som påverkar projektering av en järnvägsanläggning ur ett livscykelperspektiv. Målet är att tydliggöra vad Trafikverket behöver ta hänsyn till vid projektering av en järnvägsanläggning för att kunna uppnå de krav som ställs på järnvägsanläggningen samt öka förutsägbarheten för livscykelkostnaden. Frågeställningar:Hur kan projektering av järnvägsanläggningar förbättras ur ett livscykelperspektiv? Vilka faktorer behöver Trafikverket ta hänsyn till vid projekteringsfasen för att säkerställa tillförlitliga och kostnadseffektiva järnvägsanläggningar? Hur kan en arbetsmetodik formas för att främja en kostnadseffektiv järnvägsanläggning? Metod:Följande studie är baserad på en kvalitativ fallstudie. Metoden är baserad på semistrukturerade intervjuer och dokumentationsmetodik för att erhålla empiriska data. Litteraturstudien och det teoretiska ramverket är baserade på expertgranskade tidskrifter, vetenskapliga artiklar och böcker som täcker studieområdena. Slutsats:Studien har visat att projektering av järnvägsanläggningar ur ett livscykelperspektiv kan förbättras genom att ta fram konkreta underlag för att stödja de besluts som ska tas. Beslutsunderlag för järnvägsanläggningen bör baseras på olika analyser för att kunna värdera vilket alternativ som ger den mest kostnadseffektiva anläggningen samtidigt som det återspeglar de efterfrågade målen och kraven. Analyser ska inte enbart baseras på tekniska konstruktion utan även driften samt underhållet behöver beaktas eftersom de har en stor inverkan på utfallet av kapaciteten, prestandan och kostnader över hela anläggningens livscykel. Vidare har studien visat vikten av att ha tillförlitliga system som kan ge information om anläggningen och även all data som krävs för att utföra analyser. / Purpose:The purpose of the study is to investigate which factors affect life-cycle planning of a railway infrastructure. The aim is to clarify what the Swedish Transport Administration needs to take into account when planning a railway infrastructure in the future in order to meet the requirements and increase the predictability of life-cycle costs. Research questions:How can railway infrastructure planning phase be improved based on a life-cycle perspective? What factors do the Swedish Transport Administration need to take into account during the planning phase to ensure reliable and cost-effective railway infrastructure? How can a working methodology be designed to promote a cost-effective railway infrastructure? Method:The following study is based on a qualitative case study. The literature study and the theoretical framework are based on peer-reviewed journals, scientific articles and books that covers the areas of the study. The empirical data collection is based on semi-structured interviews and reports from different administrative authority. Conclusion:This study has shown that planning of railway infrastructure from a life-cycle perspective can be improved by concrete evidence to support the decisions to be taken. The decisions basis for the railway infrastructure should be based on various analysis in order to evaluate the most cost-effective option while reflecting the desired goals and requirements. However, analysis should not only be based on the technical design. It should also consider operation and maintenance, since they have a major impact on the outcome of capacity, performance and cost throughout the life-cycle of railway infrastructure. Furthermore, the study has demonstrated the importance of having reliable systems that can provide information about the railway infrastructure and all data required for carrying out analysis.

Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka faktorer som påverkar projektering av en järnvägsanläggning ur ett livscykelperspektiv. Målet är att tydliggöra vad Trafikverket behöver ta hänsyn till vid projektering av en järnvägsanläggning Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka faktorer som påverkar projekteringen av järnvägsanläggningar utifrån ett Life Cycle Managementlångsiktigt hållbarhetsperspektiv perspektiv med fokus en centralpunkt inom på Integrated Logistic Support. Med detta avser studien att ge förslag på för atthur organisationen kunnakan uppnå långsiktiga lönsamhetsmål de krav som ställs på järnvägsanläggningen samt öka förutsägbarheten för livscykelkostnaden. Frågeställningar: Hur kan projektering av järnvägsanläggningar förbättras ur ett långsiktigtlivscykel perspektiv? Vilka faktorer behöver Trafikverket ta hänsyn till vid projekteringsfasen för att säkerställa tillförlitliga och kostnadseffektiva järnvägsanläggningar? Hur kan en arbetsmetodik formas för att främja en kostnadseffektiv järnvägsanläggning? Metod: Följande studie är baserad på en kvalitativ fallstudie av Trafikverket. Metoden är baserad på semistrukturerade intervjuer och dokumentationsmetodik för att erhålla empiriska data. Litteraturstudien och det teoretiska ramverket är baserade på expertgranskade tidskrifter, vetenskapliga artiklar och böcker som täcker studieområdena. Slutsats: Studien har visat att projektering av järnvägsanläggningar ur ett livscykelperspektiv kan förbättras genom att ta fram konkreta underlag för stödja de besluts som ska tas. Beslutsunderlag för järnvägsanläggningen bör baseras på olika analyser för att kunna värdera vilket alternativ som ger den mest kostnadseffektiva anläggningen samtidigt som det återspeglar de efterfrågade målen och kraven. Analyser ska inte enbart baseras på tekniska konstruktion utan även driften samt underhållet behöver beaktas eftersom de har en stor inverkan på utfallet av kapaciteten, prestandan samt kostnaderna över hela anläggningens livscykel. Vidare har studien visat vikten av att ha tillförlitliga system som kan ge information om anläggningen och även all data som krävs för att utföra analyser. / Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate which factors affect the longlife cycle-term planning of a railway infrastructure. The aim is to clarify what the Swedish Transport Administration needs to take into account when planning a railway infrastructure in the future in order to meet the requirements and increase the predictability of life cycle costs. Research questions: How can railway infrastructure planning phase be improved based on a life cycle long-term perspective? What factors do the Swedish Transport Administration need to take into account during the planning phase to ensure reliable and cost-effective railway infrastructure? How can a working methodology be designed to promote a cost-effective railway facility? Method: The following study is based on a qualitative case study of Swedish Transport Administration. The literature study and the theoretical framework are based on peer-previewed journals, scientific articles and books that covers the areas of the study. The empirical data collection is based on semi-structured interviews and reports from different administrative authority. Conclusion: This study has shown that planning of railway infrastructure from a life cycle perspective can be improved by concrete evidence to support the decisions to be taken. The decisions basis for the railway infrastructure should be based on various analysis in order to evaluate the most cost-effective option while reflecting the desired goals and requirements. However, analysis should not only be based on the technical design. It should also consider operation and maintenance, since they have a major impact on the outcome of capacity, performance and cost throughout the life cycle of the railway infrastructure. Furthermore, the study has demonstrated the importance of having reliable systems that can provide information about the railway infrastructure and all data required for carrying out analysis.

A cadeia de suprimentos abrange todas as atividades relacionadas com o fluxo e a transformação de produtos desde a matéria-prima na etapa de extração, até chegar ao consumidor final. Envolve, ainda, os fluxos de informações e transformações para cima e para baixo da cadeia de suprimentos. A pesquisa apresenta como objetivo geral avaliar a gestão da cadeia de suprimentos ambiental em uma indústria alimentícia e, como objetivos específicos: desenvolver e aplicar uma metodologia própria para selecionar artigos de relevância científica na área da cadeia de suprimentos sustentável; desenvolver e aplicar uma metodologia específica para conhecer os métodos de avaliação da gestão da cadeia de suprimentos sustentável em periódicos de alto fator de impacto; e, mediante um estudo de caso, desenvolver uma metodologia de pesquisa estruturada, para que se possa avaliar a gestão da cadeia de suprimentos ambiental em uma indústria do ramo alimentício, localizada no estado de Santa Catarina. Com relação à metodologia de pesquisa, foi realizada uma revisão da literatura de forma estruturada em doze passos principais, além do estudo de caso que ocorreu mediante a aplicação de uma metodologia composta por sete constructos, a saber: estágio da gestão ambiental, seleção de fornecedores, colaboração com fornecedores, avaliação de fornecedores, seleção de cientes, colaboração com os clientes e avaliação de clientes. No que se refere aos resultados da pesquisa, o estudo possibilitou testar e aprimorar a metodologia de pesquisa própria, bem como permitiu apresentar um panorama da situação da empresa estudada, onde foi diagnosticado que, em relação ao constructo denominado estágio da gestão ambiental, a empresa apresentou média satisfatória, isso se deve a questões legais e procedimentos internos praticados pela empresa. No entanto, no que se refere aos constructos ‘seleção de fornecedores, colaboração com os fornecedores, avaliação de fornecedores, seleção de clientes, colaboração com os clientes, avaliação de clientes’, a empresa apresentou média insatisfatória. Percebe-se que a empresa realiza ações ambientais, objetivando não sofrer as sanções cabíveis, mas se preocupando de fato, com a sustentabilidade ambiental da cadeia de suprimentos. / The supply chain covers all activities related to the flow and transformation of products from the raw material in the extraction stage, to the final consumer. It also involves downstream and upstream information and transformation flows in the supply chain. The objective of this study is to evaluate the management of the environmental supply chain in the food industry and, as specific objectives: to develop and apply a specific methodology to select articles of scientific relevance in the field of sustainable supply chain; to develop and apply a specific methodology to know the methods of evaluation of sustainable supply chain management in high impact factor journals; and, through a case study, to develop a structured research methodology to evaluate the management of environmental supply chain in the food industry located in the state of Santa Catarina. With regard to the research methodology, a literature review was carried out in a structured form in twelve main steps, in addition to the case study, which occurred through the application of a methodology composed of seven constructs, namely: environmental management stage, supplier selection, supplier collaboration, supplier assessment, customer selection, customer collaboration, and customer assessment. With regard to the research results, the study made it possible to test and improve a specific research methodology, as well as to present an overview of the situation of the company studied, where it was diagnosed that, in relation to the construct denominated environmental management stage, the company presented a satisfactory average, which is due to legal issues and internal procedures it possesses. However, with respect to the constructs selection of suppliers, collaboration with suppliers, supplier evaluation, client selection, collaboration with customers, and customer evaluation, the company presented an unsatisfactory average. One may notice that the company performs environmental actions, aiming not to suffer the applicable sanctions, but actually due to a true concern with the environmental sustainability of the supply chain.

A cadeia de suprimentos abrange todas as atividades relacionadas com o fluxo e a transformação de produtos desde a matéria-prima na etapa de extração, até chegar ao consumidor final. Envolve, ainda, os fluxos de informações e transformações para cima e para baixo da cadeia de suprimentos. A pesquisa apresenta como objetivo geral avaliar a gestão da cadeia de suprimentos ambiental em uma indústria alimentícia e, como objetivos específicos: desenvolver e aplicar uma metodologia própria para selecionar artigos de relevância científica na área da cadeia de suprimentos sustentável; desenvolver e aplicar uma metodologia específica para conhecer os métodos de avaliação da gestão da cadeia de suprimentos sustentável em periódicos de alto fator de impacto; e, mediante um estudo de caso, desenvolver uma metodologia de pesquisa estruturada, para que se possa avaliar a gestão da cadeia de suprimentos ambiental em uma indústria do ramo alimentício, localizada no estado de Santa Catarina. Com relação à metodologia de pesquisa, foi realizada uma revisão da literatura de forma estruturada em doze passos principais, além do estudo de caso que ocorreu mediante a aplicação de uma metodologia composta por sete constructos, a saber: estágio da gestão ambiental, seleção de fornecedores, colaboração com fornecedores, avaliação de fornecedores, seleção de cientes, colaboração com os clientes e avaliação de clientes. No que se refere aos resultados da pesquisa, o estudo possibilitou testar e aprimorar a metodologia de pesquisa própria, bem como permitiu apresentar um panorama da situação da empresa estudada, onde foi diagnosticado que, em relação ao constructo denominado estágio da gestão ambiental, a empresa apresentou média satisfatória, isso se deve a questões legais e procedimentos internos praticados pela empresa. No entanto, no que se refere aos constructos ‘seleção de fornecedores, colaboração com os fornecedores, avaliação de fornecedores, seleção de clientes, colaboração com os clientes, avaliação de clientes’, a empresa apresentou média insatisfatória. Percebe-se que a empresa realiza ações ambientais, objetivando não sofrer as sanções cabíveis, mas se preocupando de fato, com a sustentabilidade ambiental da cadeia de suprimentos. / The supply chain covers all activities related to the flow and transformation of products from the raw material in the extraction stage, to the final consumer. It also involves downstream and upstream information and transformation flows in the supply chain. The objective of this study is to evaluate the management of the environmental supply chain in the food industry and, as specific objectives: to develop and apply a specific methodology to select articles of scientific relevance in the field of sustainable supply chain; to develop and apply a specific methodology to know the methods of evaluation of sustainable supply chain management in high impact factor journals; and, through a case study, to develop a structured research methodology to evaluate the management of environmental supply chain in the food industry located in the state of Santa Catarina. With regard to the research methodology, a literature review was carried out in a structured form in twelve main steps, in addition to the case study, which occurred through the application of a methodology composed of seven constructs, namely: environmental management stage, supplier selection, supplier collaboration, supplier assessment, customer selection, customer collaboration, and customer assessment. With regard to the research results, the study made it possible to test and improve a specific research methodology, as well as to present an overview of the situation of the company studied, where it was diagnosed that, in relation to the construct denominated environmental management stage, the company presented a satisfactory average, which is due to legal issues and internal procedures it possesses. However, with respect to the constructs selection of suppliers, collaboration with suppliers, supplier evaluation, client selection, collaboration with customers, and customer evaluation, the company presented an unsatisfactory average. One may notice that the company performs environmental actions, aiming not to suffer the applicable sanctions, but actually due to a true concern with the environmental sustainability of the supply chain.

Sammanfattning Datum: 2018-05-31 Nivå: Examensarbete i Industriell ekonomi, 30 ECTS Institution: Akademin för Ekonomi, Samhälle och Teknik, EST, Mälardalens Högskola Författare: Elias Kirilmaz & Jennifer Quach Titel: Projektering av en järnvägsanläggning ur ett livscykelperspektiv: En fallstudie om hur infrastrukturförvaltare kan förbättra projektering av stora tekniska system med fokus på livscykelperspektivet Nyckelord: Project, Life Cycle Cost, Railway, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Integrated logistic support, ILS, Asset Management, Long-termLarge technical systems, LTS Handledare: Pär Blomkvist & Christian Johansson Norbäck Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka faktorer som påverkar projektering av en järnvägsanläggning ur ett livscykelperspektiv. Målet är att tydliggöra vad Trafikverket behöver ta hänsyn till vid projektering av en järnvägsanläggning Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka faktorer som påverkar projekteringen av järnvägsanläggningar utifrån ett Life Cycle Managementlångsiktigt hållbarhetsperspektiv perspektiv med fokus en centralpunkt inom på Integrated Logistic Support. Med detta avser studien att ge förslag på för atthur organisationen kunnakan uppnå långsiktiga lönsamhetsmål de krav som ställs på järnvägsanläggningen samt öka förutsägbarheten för livscykelkostnaden. Frågeställningar: Hur kan projektering av järnvägsanläggningar förbättras ur ett långsiktigtlivscykel perspektiv? Vilka faktorer behöver Trafikverket ta hänsyn till vid projekteringsfasen för att säkerställa tillförlitliga och kostnadseffektiva järnvägsanläggningar? Hur kan en arbetsmetodik formas för att främja en kostnadseffektiv järnvägsanläggning? Metod: Följande studie är baserad på en kvalitativ fallstudie av Trafikverket. Metoden är baserad på semistrukturerade intervjuer och dokumentationsmetodik för att erhålla empiriska data. Litteraturstudien och det teoretiska ramverket är baserade på expertgranskade tidskrifter, vetenskapliga artiklar och böcker som täcker studieområdena. Slutsats: Studien har visat att projektering av järnvägsanläggningar ur ett livscykelperspektiv kan förbättras genom att ta fram konkreta underlag för stödja de besluts som ska tas. Beslutsunderlag för järnvägsanläggningen bör baseras på olika analyser för att kunna värdera vilket alternativ som ger den mest kostnadseffektiva anläggningen samtidigt som det återspeglar de efterfrågade målen och kraven. Analyser ska inte enbart baseras på tekniska konstruktion utan även driften samt underhållet behöver beaktas eftersom de har en stor inverkan på utfallet av kapaciteten, prestandan samt kostnaderna över hela anläggningens livscykel. Vidare har studien visat vikten av att ha tillförlitliga system som kan ge information om anläggningen och även all data som krävs för att utföra analyser. / ABSTRACT Date: 2018-05-31 Level: Degree Project in Industrial Engineering and Management, 30 ECTS Institution: School of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University Authors: Elias Kirilmaz & Jennifer Quach Title: Design a railway infrastructure from a lifecycle perspective: A case study on how infrastructure administrator can improve large technical systems by focusing on life cycle perspective during the planning phase. Keywords: Project, Life Cycle Cost, Railway, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Integrated logistic support, ILS, Asset Management, Long-termLarge technical systems, LTS Tutor: Pär Blomkvist & Christian Johansson Norbäck Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate which factors affect the longlife cycle-term planning of a railway infrastructure. The aim is to clarify what the Swedish Transport Administration needs to take into account when planning a railway infrastructure in the future in order to meet the requirements and increase the predictability of life cycle costs. Research questions: How can railway infrastructure planning phase be improved based on a life cycle long-term perspective? What factors do the Swedish Transport Administration need to take into account during the planning phase to ensure reliable and cost-effective railway infrastructure? How can a working methodology be designed to promote a cost-effective railway facility? Method: The following study is based on a qualitative case study of Swedish Transport Administration. The literature study and the theoretical framework are based on peer-previewed journals, scientific articles and books that covers the areas of the study. The empirical data collection is based on semi-structured interviews and reports from different administrative authority. Conclusion: This study has shown that planning of railway infrastructure from a life cycle perspective can be improved by concrete evidence to support the decisions to be taken. The decisions basis for the railway infrastructure should be based on various analysis in order to evaluate the most cost-effective option while reflecting the desired goals and requirements. However, analysis should not only be based on the technical design. It should also consider operation and maintenance, since they have a major impact on the outcome of capacity, performance and cost throughout the life cycle of the railway infrastructure. Furthermore, the study has demonstrated the importance of having reliable systems that can provide information about the railway infrastructure and all data required for carrying out analysis.