Strategic decisions in transport: a case study for a naval base selection in Brazil

Authors

  • Amaury Caruzzo Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) Grupo de Estudos de Análise de Decisão (GEAD) http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5280-6063
  • Priscila Renata Barros Cardoso Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) Grupo de Estudos de Análise de Decisão (GEAD)
  • Hélcio Vieira Junior Comando da Aeronáutica Núcleo do Centro de Operações Espaciais Principal (NuCOPE-P)
  • Mischel Carmen Neyra Belderrain Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) Grupo de Estudos de Análise de Decisão (GEAD)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/transportes.v24i1.874

Keywords:

port selection, maritime transport, decision analysis, MCDA, Brazilian navy

Abstract

A decision on a military strategic environment, such as the selection of a new naval base, is a complex process and involves various criteria. In this context, few studies are available on the problems of military-naval transport decisions. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to present a maritime transport case study using a multi-methodology framework in a process of strategic decision making in logistics. Through a review of the literature, normative documents from the Brazilian armed forces, and interviews with military officers, criteria and preferences were identified and a hierarchical structure was constructed for a case study in the Brazilian Navy–the location of the second Fleet Headquarters. The results indicated that São Marcos Bay, in Maranhão State, was the best location among the alternatives. The multi-criteria approach was shown to be a valuable tool in assisting the decision making process and to understand the trade-offs between strategic and operational criteria in a transport decision.

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Author Biographies

Amaury Caruzzo, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) Grupo de Estudos de Análise de Decisão (GEAD)

I am a Doctor of Sciences - Operational Research (2015) at the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA, Brazil), with a student visiting period at the Pennsylvania State University (USA), a Master of Sciences - Energy Engineering (2008) at the Federal University of Itajubá (Unifei, Brazil) and Bachelor in Meteorology (2000) at University of São Paulo (USP, Brazil). I have experience as Teaching Assistant (TA) and Assistant Professor in undergraduate and graduate courses and published 30+ articles in Journals (peer-review), book chapters and scientific conferences. My research interests include Atmospheric Science and Operational Research with emphasis in meteorological applications, decision analysis, and disaster management, mainly in the following areas: decision support systems, quantitative methods, multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA), problem structuring methods (PSM), risk analysis, critical infrastructure protection and science outreach.

Priscila Renata Barros Cardoso, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) Grupo de Estudos de Análise de Decisão (GEAD)

Priscila Renata Barros Cardoso is Master in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering, Production area, at the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA), and postgraduate in Engineering Logistics at the University of São Paulo (USP) Polytechnic School; in Brazil. Her research are concentrated in the field of Operational Research, in the methods of problem structuring and decision analysis.is Master in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering, Production area, at the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA), and postgraduate in Engineering Logistics at the University of São Paulo (USP) Polytechnic School; in Brazil. Her research are concentrated in the field of Operational Research, in the methods of problem structuring and decision analysis.

Hélcio Vieira Junior, Comando da Aeronáutica Núcleo do Centro de Operações Espaciais Principal (NuCOPE-P)

He is a Colonel in the Brazilian Air Force. He earned a Bachelors in Aeronautics Science at the Brazilian Air Force Academy (1991); a Master's degree in Operations Research from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil (2003); and a PhD degree in Operations Research from the Technological Institute of Aeronautics, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil (2011). His research interest is in the area of Design of Experiments, Simulation Optimization, and Discrete-Event Simulation applied to military problems.

Mischel Carmen Neyra Belderrain, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) Grupo de Estudos de Análise de Decisão (GEAD)

Mischel Carmen Neyra Belderrain is bachelor in Operations Research, from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos;  Master in Computer Science – Optimization, from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro;  and Ph.D. in Operations Research from Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA). Currently Associate Professor at ITA. Scholarship in Research Productivity. Her research interests include the following subjects:  Multicriteria Decision Making Methods, Problem Structuring Methods (PSM) and OR Education.

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2016-04-21

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Caruzzo, A., Barros Cardoso, P. R., Vieira Junior, H., & Belderrain, M. C. N. (2016). Strategic decisions in transport: a case study for a naval base selection in Brazil. TRANSPORTES, 24(1), 5–18. https://doi.org/10.14295/transportes.v24i1.874

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