USE OF DECISION-AID METHODS IN STRATEGIC DECISIONS: THE CASE OF CARGO TRANSPOTATION BOATS MAINTENANCE

Authors

  • Jorge Lindermann Diretor da Navegação Aliança Ltda
  • Peter Bent Hansen Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Globalization has forced companies to rethink their strategic positioning in the markets, specially as to their activities and organizational structure. Identifying main and support activities has become increasingly important to enhance organizations competitiveness in the present conditions. The objective of this article is to propose a model to aid in decision-making on whether outsourcing or not cargo transportation boats maintenance, based on a multiattribute analysis method. This study is a qualitative research, using case study. The paper includes a bibliographic review, a decision-aid model proposal and the practical experimentation of the model in real conditions. The proposed decision-aid model is applied to a cargo boat transportation company of Rio Grande do Sul state, in the south of Brazil. The paper shows that the model helps in structuring the problem, evidencing the different perceptions of decision-makers.

KEYWORDS: Strategic decisions; Outsourcing; Maintenance; Multiattribute analysis; Cargo boat.

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Author Biographies

Jorge Lindermann, Diretor da Navegação Aliança Ltda

Mestre em Administração e Negócios pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS). Diretor da Navegação Aliança Ltda.

Peter Bent Hansen, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutor em Engenharia da Produção pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Professor adjunto da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Faculdade de Administração, Contabilidade e Economia Programa de Pós-graduação em Administração (PUC-RS/Face-PPGAd).

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Published

2008-08-04

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2008)

Section

Presentation

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