Multicriteria decision model to choose the most suitable transportation system: a study of the soybean production flow in Mato Grosso do Sul state

Authors

  • Danilo Medeiros de Castro Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados
  • João Gilberto Mendes dos Reis Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados Universidade Paulista http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6409-2299
  • Oduvaldo Vendrametto Universidade Paulista
  • Antônio Carlos Vaz Lopes Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14488/1676-1901.v16i4.2206

Keywords:

Logistics. Transportation System. Grains Production. Mato Grosso do Sul, Analytic Hierarchy Process.

Abstract

Brazil is one of the most important players in the world grain production. The Mato Grosso do Sul state (MS), for instance, holds the third place in corn production and fifth place in soybean production. However, its major challenge is establishing a logistic system for grain transportation. The purpose of this paper is to present a multicriteria decision model to choose the most optimal transportation system for the grains produced in MS. To perform this research, we interviewed 15 transport, commercial, and government specialists involved with state transportation systems. Moreover, we established the multicriteria decision model using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to determine the transportation system that presents the best relationship between cost and benefits of physical attributes of transport such as velocity, reliability, capacity, availability, and frequency. Our results showed that road freight is the best option for MS, despite road transportation systems having a higher cost, owing to the benefits created by this kind of system.

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Author Biographies

Danilo Medeiros de Castro, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

Professor Faculdade de Engenharia - Curso Engenharia de Produção - Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

Mestre em Agronegócios Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

João Gilberto Mendes dos Reis, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados Universidade Paulista

Professor Titular na Universidade Paulista no Programa de Pós Graduação em Engenharia de Produção

Professor Colaborador no Programa de Pós Graduaçaõ em Agronegócios da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

Oduvaldo Vendrametto, Universidade Paulista

Coordenador do curso de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção da Universidade Paulista

Antônio Carlos Vaz Lopes, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

Professor da Faculdade de Administração e Ciencias Economicas. Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

 

Professor Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronegócios. Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

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Published

2016-12-15

How to Cite

Castro, D. M. de, Mendes dos Reis, J. G., Vendrametto, O., & Lopes, A. C. V. (2016). Multicriteria decision model to choose the most suitable transportation system: a study of the soybean production flow in Mato Grosso do Sul state. Revista Produção Online, 16(4), 1214–1236. https://doi.org/10.14488/1676-1901.v16i4.2206

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 4 (2016)

Section

Papers

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