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People s awareness of circular economy: scale development and relationship with social influence, psychological barriers, and favourable evaluation of sustainable development
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-04-13)
Circular Economy (CE) encompasses strategies that aim to decouple economic activity from finite resource consumption and eliminate waste from the system as a matter of principle. Supported by a transition to renewable ...
Relacionamentos de poder, pressões institucionais e mecanismos de governança diante dos riscos ambientais e sociais: um estudo exploratório nas cadeias de carne bovina e do chocolate
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-06-21)
Environmental and social risks impact the reputation of supply chain stakeholders, including the purchasing company (EC), first-tier suppliers (F1), and second-tier suppliers (F2), resulting in adverse effects on both the ...
Análise das normas de acessibilidade no transporte aéreo: uma discussão por meio da metassíntese qualitativa do conceito de pessoa com deficiência e da acessibilidade
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2022-03-10)
The use of airport environments by passengers with disabilities has been increasing both in Brazil and worldwide. The process of air travel by users with disabilities has been accompanied by several challenges regarding ...
A study of role of technologies in the road freight transportation operations: from resources view to capabilities view
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-05-12)
The road freight transportation activity is highly relevant nowadays, both financially and socially, since human survival depends on the resources transported by road freight transportation. However, cargo transport also ...
Effect of measurement errors on double sampling S² control chart
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-06-02)
Product quality can be understood as inversely proportional to the variability in its production process. The control chart is a well-established statistical tool for quantifying and analyzing this process' variability ...
Um framework interativo para validação de resultados de pesquisas de otimização baseados em heurísticas aplicadas a problemas de programação de tarefas
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-12-16)
When evaluating researches using heuristics and metaheuristics is perceived that there is a lack of standardization in the analysis and representation of the output results. Some works in this area presents only tabulated ...
Exploring the potential of blockchain for traceability in supply chain: a hybrid simulation approach
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-11-29)
While the scientific literature on blockchain applications in supply chain management is vast, it is short of empirical evidence due to the novelty of the technology and the inherent complexity of implementing such systems. ...
Essays on foreign direct investment, regional development and location choice
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-11-22)
Brazil is a large emerging economy that attracts numerous foreign investments, although there is no consensus on the effects of these investments or the factors influencing their location choice process. Accordingly, this ...
Envolvimento dos funcionários na produção enxuta: práticas, relação e desenvolvimento de escala
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-11-24)
Employee involvement is reported in the literature as a human resource practice that has significantly contributed to the success of lean manufacturing efforts. However, the subject is superficially addressed in the ...
Gestão pela qualidade total e desempenho financeiro : um estudo da geração de riqueza ao acionista em empresas vencedoras de prêmios nacionais da qualidade do continente americano
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-02-29)
Many authors of total quality management suggest a positive relationship between the
implementation of Total Quality Management and financial performance of companies.
However, empirical studies have produced mixed results ...