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CSR and quantity leadership in restaurant competition
Ferreira, Fernanda A.; Meneses, Daniela; Carvalho, Sandro; Peres, RitaThis paper investigates the critical role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the food industry. It analyzes CSR’s impact on competition between a CSR-focused restaurant and a traditional for-profit (FP) restaurant. The research employs a game theory model to examine how each restaurant chooses the quality and quantity of its products, influenced by its differing objectives (CSR vs. profit maximization)...
Optimization of Metal Sheet Cutting Processes Using Integer Linear Programming:...
Pereira, Marisa G.; Pereira, M. Teresa; Fernandes, Miguel A.; Silva, Francisco G.; Guimarães, André; Ferreira, Fernanda A.This paper presents an optimization approach for metal sheet cutting processes using Integer Linear Programming (ILP). It addresses the critical challenges of material waste and inefficiencies inherent in traditional manual cutting methods. The primary objective was to develop and implement an ILP-based model to automate and optimize cutting plans, thereby minimizing material waste and enhancing production effi...
A Hybrid Strategy for Oven Optimization in Aerospace Manufacturing: Lean Princi...
Pereira, M. Teresa; Pereira, Marisa G.; Ferreira, Fernanda A.; Silva, Francisco G.; Guimarães, AndréAdopting the Lean philosophy is essential for reducing costs and increasing productivity in industrial environments, where equipment efficiency plays a pivotal role. This study focuses on optimizing the use of an oven, a critical equipment, in the aircraft parts manufacturing process, in a company producing composite components for aerospace applications. A mathematical model based on the classic two-dimensiona...
The Douro Wine Villages Project, 20 years on: the perceptions of entrepreneurs
Meneses, Daniela; Ferreira, Fernanda A.; Koerich, Guilherme HenriqueThe Douro Wine Villages (Aldeias Vinhateiras do Douro) project was an urban requalification project that covered five municipalities of the Douro region: Tabuaço, Alijó, Sabrosa, Tarouca and S. João da Pesqueira, based on Douro Integrated Territorial Action with objective to fortify the territorial and institutional cohesion of the Douro region, and promote and harness its internal resources while effectively s...
Optimization of metal sheet cutting processes using integer linear programming:...
Pereira, Marisa G.; Pereira, M. Teresa; Fernandes, Miguel A.; Silva, Francisco G.; Guimarães, André; Ferreira, Fernanda A.This paper presents an optimization approach for metal sheet cutting processes using Integer Linear Programming (ILP). It addresses the critical challenges of material waste and inefficiencies inherent in traditional manual cutting methods. The primary objective was to develop and implement an ILP-based model to automate and optimize cutting plans, thereby minimizing material waste and enhancing production effi...
Partial state ownership in the hospitality industry
Ferreira, Flávio; Ferreira, Fernanda A.Privatization often leads to improved efficiency and productivity in the privatized enterprises. Private firms typically have stronger incentives to cut costs, innovate, and respond to market demands compared to state-run enterprises. Privatization also reduces the administrative and financial burden on the government, allowing it to focus on core functions such as regulation, policy-making, and public welfare....
Effects of restaurants' reputation and leadership in the restaurant industry, u...
Ferreira, Fernanda A.; Ferreira, FlávioThis paper explores the effects of reputation and leadership dynamics within the restaurant industry, focusing on how these factors influence competition in quality and price. Using a three stage dynamic model, where restaurants first determine quality in two stages and then set prices, this study aims to analyse the interactions between higher-reputation and lower-reputation establishments. The findings sugges...
Driving tourism development: multicriteria decision-making in Rio de Janeiro’s ...
Ferreira, Fernanda A.; Coutinho, José Augusto da Fonseca Pinto; Gomes, Carlos Francisco Simões; Santos, Marcos dosAs operations stabilized after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many economic sectors have gradually resumed activities, with some nearing pre-pandemic levels. Tourism is no exception, as it continues to be used as a source of resource acquisition and socioeconomic development. The purpose of this study is to promote the development of the tourism sector in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro by applying the ...
Proposal of process confirmation methodology through lean principles in logisti...
Silva, Bruna S. Martins da; Pereira, M. Teresa; Ferreira, Fernanda A.; Oliveira, MarisaNowadays, the challenges in this logistics sector influence companies to invest in means and resources to make their logistics processes more efficient, with higher quality and lower cost, without compromising the supply chain processes and business evolution requirements. Therefore, as part of the Process Improvement role carried out in a retail company, the Process Confirmation methodology has been developed ...
Therapeutic tourism - health and well-being: potential, interfaces, and singula...
Fonsêca, Flaviano Oliveira; Ferreira, Fernanda A.; Meneses, DanielaTourism is a significant economic and social activity with the potential to increase GDP, improve living conditions for individuals and communities, and promote socially just, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable development globally. This is particularly true for segments related to natural environments. The aim of the study was to find out about the characteristics of therapeutic tourism in th...