Gestão de custos de estoques de peças de reposição na manutenção de frotas: análise em uma empresa de transporte coletivo de passageiros no interior de Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract

The development of this research aims to demonstrate and offer forms of purchasing and inventory management with urban passenger transport companies, more specifically the small ones installed in the interior of Mato Grosso do Sul, since these companies are inserted in an environment marked by low passenger demand and consequently the reduction of costs, as well as the improvement of the service level, are important elements for the companies' sustainability and decisive factors for decision making, which may directly or indirectly affect the future of these organizations, as they have a significant influence on competitiveness, market share and economic and financial results. The purpose of this work is to establish minimum inventory levels and the ideal spare parts replacement point for fleet vehicle maintenance, relating to the financial impacts and service levels of the maintenance sector. Thus, this investigative proposal presents the attempt to analyze options for better spare parts inventory management and consequently the cost reduction. Thus, in the study in question there is a qualitative exploratory approach, as it uses as data instrument of collective passenger transport companies in the interior of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The methodological basis used is exploratory and bibliographic, through books. , journals, theses, scientific papers and materials available on the Internet, in the area of passenger transport, consisted of the theoretical part.