O objetivo deste trabalho é isolar, em pequeno número, as premissas que têm permeado as discussões sobre agricultura familiar. Depois, por métodos elementares, elas são dedutivamente exploradas. Mostra-se que a produtividade da terra é, incorretamente, interpretada e que se deixa de lado...

Dois critérios foram utilizados para testar três métodos que estimam a eficiência técnica: o método Varian, a fronteira estocástica e a fronteira não-paramétrica, na literatura inglesa conhecida por “data envelopment analysis-DEA†e, em português, por encapsulamento de dados....

Purpose – This study sets out to highlight how a leading manufacturer of tooling, with its continuous improvement drive, has leveraged DMAIC Six Sigma potential to realize cost savings and improved quality on their shopfloor. The study examines one of the shopfloor chronic quality issues which...

The outsourcing decision considers the issue of whether an organization should perform certain activities internally or purchase these services from third parties. One of the key issues in outsourcing is the potential for cost reduction. This paper suggests the use of total cost of ownership...

The purpose of this study was to measure the economic contribution of the soybean industry to the North Dakota economy. Expenditures and returns from soybean production, grain handling, and transportation were estimated to calculate the direct economic impacts from soybean activities. Secondary...

Agricultural income is one of the most important measures of economic status of agricultural farms and the whole agricultural sector. This work is focused on finding the optimal method of estimating national agricultural income from micro-economic database managed by the Farm Accountancy Data...

Russia is often considered the most prominent country to become a leader on the world grain market. However, several issues slow down Russia’s agricultural progress, for example: a lack of infrastructure and investments, unequal regional development, and inefficient use of production...