Abstract: The objective of this work was to propose guidance parameters to the managers of a small company for the improvement of decision-making related to the management of project portfolio. This, through the establishment of a methodology with homogeneous and clear criteria, based on the consolidation of the data of the different initiatives present in the portfolio of the organization studied. The exploratory research was carried out through a qualitative and quantitative case study of an e-commerce microenterprise in the arts segment. The current scenario of the company was characterized and a management model was proposed with processes for maximizing performance, monitoring and control of the project portfolio. Also, thus verifying points of attention in relation to the financial risks of the consolidated portfolio, as well as opportunities to balance product lines and types and to identify the importance of balancing financially attractive initiatives with strategic projects for long-term goals. The main contribution of the work, however, was the formalization of the project portfolio management process, which will allow the company to optimize the allocation of its resources in pursuit of its organizational objectives.

Resumen: Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo proponer parámetros de orientación a los gerentes de una pequeña empresa para la mejora de la toma de decisiones relacionada con la gestión de carteras de proyectos. El trabajo se llevó a cabo a través del establecimiento de una metodología con criterios homogéneos y claros, basada en la consolidación de los datos de las diferentes iniciativas presentes en el portafolio de la organización estudiada. La investigación exploratoria se realizó a través de un estudio de caso cualitativo y cuantitativo de una microempresa de comercio electrónico en el segmento de las artes. Se caracterizó el escenario actual de la compañía y se propuso un modelo de gestión con procesos de maximización del desempeño, monitoreo y control de la cartera de proyectos. De esta manera, se verificaron los puntos de atención en relación con los riesgos financieros de la cartera consolidada, así como las oportunidades para equilibrar líneas y tipos de productos. Para los objetivos a largo plazo también se identificó la importancia de equilibrar iniciativas financieramente atractivas con proyectos estratégicos. El principal aporte del trabajo, sin embargo, fue la propia formalización del proceso de gestión de cartera de proyectos, lo que permitirá a la empresa optimizar la asignación de sus recursos en busca de sus objetivos organizacionales.

Abstract Paper aims The objective of this paper is to evaluate the economic, social, and environmental impacts of logistics activities of a dairy producer located in Brazil. Originality The main contribution is to apply a quantitative approach to assessing sustainable logistics in the milk supply chain, serving as a basis for future work on this theme. Research method A single case study of a regional producer of dairy products in Brazil is carried out in this research. A sustainable logistics evaluation model was used that quantitatively measures the impact of transportation, storage (including inventory management and material handling activities), packaging, and acquisition activities in the economic, environmental, and social dimensions. Main findings It illustrates the challenge that a Small Medium Enterprise (SME) will have to expand its logistics actions, aiming to generate benefit to the consumer because of actions in the economic, environmental, and social dimensions. Implications for theory and practice This research expands the literature, as it brings together topics such as sustainability, logistics, supply chain, and agribusiness. The baseline is in the case study with quantitative data that allows us to answer the question of how to be sustainable now, rather than waiting for supply chains to do it first so we can discover it.

Resumo: A Supply Chain vem passando por grandes transformações em função da necessidade de implementação de novas tecnologias da Indústria 4.0, como a Internet das Coisas, Big Data, Sistemas Físico-Cibernéticos e a Computação em Nuvem. Graças a essas tecnologias, bem como a seus subsistemas e componentes, a integração total da Supply Chain está se tornando possível. No entanto, observa-se que ainda não estão totalmente claros e identificados os reais impactos, positivos ou negativos, que as tecnologias da Indústria 4.0 causam na Supply Chain. Este trabalho tem como objetivo identificar e apresentar uma análise dos desafios que as empresas deverão enfrentar ao implantar as tecnologias da Indústria 4.0 na Supply Chain. Para isso, foram selecionados e analisados, por meio de uma revisão sistemática da literatura, os trabalhos mais relevantes sobre o tema. A revisão identificou vinte desafios agrupados em quatro macrogrupos: (1) desafios técnicos, (2) desafios financeiros, ambientais e legais, (3) desafios tecnológicos e (4) desafios socioculturais. Observa-se que estes desafios requerem grande atenção e estudos mais aprofundados por parte da academia para apoiar a indústria no sentido de mitigá-los e, assim, permitir melhor aproveitamento dos recursos tecnológicos disponíveis e otimizar o desempenho das operações da Supply Chain.

Abstract: The Supply Chain has undergone major transformations due to the need to implement new Industry 4.0 technologies, such as Internet of Things, Big Data, Cyber-Physical Systems and Cloud Computing. Thanks to these technologies, as well as to their subsystems and components, full integration of the supply chain is becoming possible. However, it is observed that the real impacts of Industry 4.0 technologies, rather positive or negative, are not yet totally clear and identified. This paper aims to identify and present an analysis of the challenges and obstacles that Industry 4.0 technologies may cause in the Supply Chain. For this, the most relevant papers on the topic were selected and analyzed through a systematic literature review. Twenty challenges grouped into four macrogroups were identified: (1) technical challenges, (2) financial, environmental and legal challenges, (3) technological challenges, and (4) sociocultural challenges. It should be noted that these challenges require greater attention and more in-depth studies on the part of the academy to support industry in order to mitigate them and thus allow better use of the available technological resources and optimize the performance of Supply Chain operations.

Resumo Objetivou-se neste trabalho investigar como as empresas avaliam as competências e habilidades do engenheiro de produção para o desempenho de suas atividades no ambiente industrial. A metodologia envolveu uma revisão bibliográfica e uma pesquisa survey em 46 empresas de grande porte da indústria de transformação do Estado de São Paulo. Os resultados mostraram que as empresas reconhecem a importância das competências e habilidades do engenheiro de produção para o ambiente industrial, mas, ao mesmo tempo, elas apontam deficiências do profissional. A partir dos resultados desta pesquisa, conclui-se que esforços devem ser realizados para suprir tais deficiências na formação profissional do engenheiro de produção. Entende-se, portanto, que nos cenários de competitividade existe a necessidade de as instituições de ensino integrarem-se com as empresas para que juntas gerem mais treinamento e experiência, que, consequentemente, melhoram as habilidades que, por sua vez, melhoram as competências e resultam em profissionais mais qualificados para criar soluções e resolver os problemas da indústria.

Abstract The objective of this work is to investigate how companies assess the competences and abilities of the production engineer to carry out their activities in the industrial environment. The methodology involved a literature review and survey research in 46 large-sized companies, in the manufacturing industry of the state of São Paulo. The results showed that companies recognize the importance of competences and abilities of the production engineer for the industrial environment, but at the same time, they point to deficiencies of the professional regarding them. The results of this survey conclude that efforts should be made to address these deficiencies in the professional qualification of the production engineers. It is understood, therefore, that in competitive scenarios it is necessary a stronger integration between educational institutions and companies so that in this way they can generate together more training and experience, which in turn improve the competences that, in turn, improve abilities, and result in more qualified professionals to create solutions and solve industry problems.

Abstract This paper aims at conducting an analysis the competences of production engineering graduates, building on an industry view. To this end, we conducted a survey addressing 103 medium and large companies within the Brazilian manufacturing industry. The results suggest that companies do recognize the importance of competences. Some gaps in the competences of graduates were also pointed out by respondents. This study suggests the need for the development of efforts for providing the production engineer with a better professional background. The links between university and industry are likely to contribute towards such direction, notably as a starting point for institutions and industries to foster their student’s competences, aiming their aptitude for an ever-competitive job market, which values the flexible, creative being, who is capable of creating innovative solutions.

Apesar do crescente interesse quanto à Gestão da Cadeia de Suprimentos (GCS) por parte de pesquisadores e profissionais, ainda há uma lacuna na literatura no que tange às metodologias que orientam e apoiam a avaliação da GCS. As metodologias mais desenvolvidas foram fornecidas por empresas de consultoria e apresentam restrições para publicação e uso. Neste trabalho, é proposta uma metodologia para avaliar o grau de adesão das empresas a partir de um modelo conceitual de GCS. A metodologia é baseada na contribuição original de Cooper, Lambert e Pagh e envolve a análise de 11 eixos referenciais que foram estabelecidos por meio de processos-chave de negócios. A aplicabilidade do modelo proposto foi analisada a partir dos resultados de entrevistas com acadêmicos e profissionais, bem como em relação a um estudo de caso desenvolvido em três empresas focais e suas cadeias. Em termos gerais, a metodologia pode ser considerada como um instrumento de diagnóstico que permite às empresas avaliarem a maturidade de suas práticas em GCS. Por meio dessa gestão, as empresas podem identificar e implementar ações para melhorar o grau de aderência ao modelo de referência e usufruir dos benefícios atribuídos à GCS.

Despite the increasing interest in supply chain management (SCM) by researchers and practitioners, there is still a lack of academic literature concerning topics such as methodologies to guide and support SCM evaluation. Most developed methodologies have been provided by consulting companies and are restricted in their publication and use. This article presents a methodology for evaluating companies’ degree of adherence to a SCM conceptual model. The methodology is based on Cooper, Lambert and Pagh’s original contribution and involves analysis of eleven referential axes established from key business processes, horizontal structures, and initiatives & practices. We analyze the applicability of the proposed model based on findings from interviews with experts - academics and practitioners - as well as from case studies of three focal firms and their supply chains. In general terms, the methodology can be considered a diagnostic instrument that allows companies to evaluate their maturity regarding SCM practices. From this diagnosis, firms can identify and implement activities to improve degree of adherence to the reference model and achieve SCM benefits. The methodology aims to contribute to SCM theory development. It is an initial, but structured, reference for translating a theoretical approach into practical aspects.

A gestão da cadeia de suprimentos considera vários aspectos das relações entre organizações. A gestão do relacionamento na interface fornecedor-cliente é um dos elementos analisados que abrangem variáveis complexas, as quais podem afetar a sustentação de elos críticos da cadeia produtiva. Esta pesquisa delimita-se ao estudo da gestão do relacionamento em uma cadeia de suprimentos do setor automotivo. O objetivo deste artigo é estudar a gestão do relacionamento em uma indústria de peças automotivas de plástico de São Paulo. A metodologia de pesquisa utiliza a pesquisa de campo, limitada a um estudo de caso, cuja análise utiliza uma metodologia de avaliação proposta por Simon (2005). Essa metodologia avalia o grau de aderência da gestão do relacionamento de uma empresa ao modelo de gestão da cadeia de suprimentos de Cooper, Lambert e Pagh (1997). Os resultados mostram os fatores de gerenciamento do relacionamento que contribuem para a eficiência da gestão da cadeia e destacam aspectos que podem ser melhorados em relação à colaboração na cadeia, no que se refere à comunicação informal e falta de planejamento conjunto entre os parceiros da empresa.

Supply chain management includes several aspects of relationships between organizations. The relationship management of supplier-customer interface is one of the elements analyzed that encompass complex variables that can affect the support of critical links in the production chain. This research investigates the relationship management in a supply chain of the automotive sector. The objective of this paper is to study the relationship management in an industry of automobile plastic parts in São Paulo, Brazil. The field research method with a single case study, based on the method of Simon (2005), was used. This method evaluates the level of adherence of the relationship management of an enterprise to the supply chain model proposed by Cooper, Lambert and Pagh (1997). The results show the relationship management factors that contribute to the efficiency of supply chain management and highlight the aspects that can be improved concerning the chain collaboration in terms of informal communication and lack of joint business planning between the company partners.