The intention of this article is to perform a brief analysis of portfolio management in Brazil, using research conducted by the Project Management Institute through pmsurvey.org, which provides consolidated information on how companies plan and manage their portfolios and projects. Based on the identification of latent need for improvement in the portfolio management process, this study propose...

Two outranking methods, ELECTRE III and PROMETHEE II, commonly used as decision-aid in various environmental problems, and their applications to decision support for natural resources management are presented. These methods represent ‘the European school’ of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM), as opposed to ‘the American school’, represented by, for instance, the AHP method. On the basis of ...

The selection of stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) for mitigating the effects of urbanization on the hydrological cycle could be a complex process due to conflicting stakeholder views, and varying levels of performance of BMPs across a range of criteria (runoff reduction, erosion control, etc.). Part 1 of this article proposed a methodology based on the application of multi-criteria d...

Selection and assessment of mining equipment used in open pit rock mines relies chiefly on estimates overall exploitation cost. The rational arrangement systems comprising loading machines, haul trucks crushing plants should be preceded by a thorough analysis technical economic aspects, such as investment outlays the costs further exploitation, which largely determine operations deposit value. ...

A director is a position held by someone in an agency or institution. The head of institution engaged special education, namely the Extraordinary School, responsible for managing school, so many criteria must be met and selected. Determination requires method to more efficient, results are valid. This study aims implement ELECTRE elect administrators at blind education schools Sumatra Blind Edu...