Integrative Model for the Assessment of Reserve Fleet (Imarf)
The analysis of the life cycle of physical assets is a very important tool for asset management and of great use to managers, namely those responsible for the Passenger Bus Fleets. Furthermore, it is an essential issue in the current macroeconomic frame, and its assertiveness is preponderant for the success of any business investment. This article aims to emphasize the importance of investment analysis for the strategic decision-making of several companies or organizations, intertwined with the analysis of the asset's life cycle, framed in a structuring approach to certification by the ISO 55001 standard. This article corresponds to an integrated approach, in the preceding aspect, aiming at making the decision maker's vision, in the scope of the analysis of the life cycle of assets, compatible with that of the Transport Engineer, in the perspective of the more economical life cycle, in an approach long-term adjusted to the organization's strategic plan