The basic principle of the management of institutions directed to the public attendance consists of sound informationwhich is able to help in decision-making. Thus, the knowledge in the managemental aspect is widened enabling forimprovement in service quality and reduction in expenses. It is...

This piece of work was carried out objectifying to adjust the time series models to the series ofprice indexes for the consumer ( PIC ) of Lavras MG. It aimed at verifying the occurrence of differences intrend as for the period which preceeded, as well as for the one which succeeded the Plano...

The farming sector is changing, growing and occupying a position of prominence in the economy. These transformations start todemand a bigger concern with the management of risks of the activity. In this direction, the contracts traded at BM&F had becomeefficient instruments in the reduction of...

This paper is dedicated to analysing the historical series of prices for the gross beef bovines in the state of São Paulo from 1988 to 1998. For the analysis on the series the time series models were considered, aiming at finding the one which would be able to provide the best suited preview,...

This piece of work was carried out objectifying to adjust the time series models to the series of price indexes for the consumer ( PIC ) of Lavras MG. It aimed at verifying the occurrence of differences in trend as for the period which preceeded, as well as for the one which succeeded the Plano...

The farming sector is changing, growing and occupying a position of prominence in the economy. These transformations start to demand a bigger concern with the management of risks of the activity. In this direction, the contracts traded at BM&F had become efficient instruments in the reduction of...

The effects of seasonal fluctuations caused by weather and natural fluctuations in demand and supply have influenced the price of various agricultural products, leading many times to an oscillation of prices to be mistakenly linked to further factors. In an attempt to better understand how the...

O mercado futuro é um instrumento de proteção e administração de risco imprescindível, mas ainda pouco explorado na Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros (BM&FBOVESPA), no que diz respeito ao contrato futuro de soja. Isso é notado quando se visualiza o volume de negócios, que é uma essencial...

This paper has the objective to studying the seasonal behavior of the series of Cost of Basic Basket (basic food) in Lavras county, MG, using one of the most modern and recent methods of seasonal adjustment, the method X-12ARIMA, developed for the U.S. Census Bureau. If seasonal is identified,...