A gestão de risco na cadeia de suprimentos aplicada ao transporte ferroviário de minério de ferro: um estudo multicaso

Abstract

Supply chain risk management aims to protect the profitability and continuity of supply chains, noting the chance of having a negative effect from those possibly occurring during chain activities. Supply chains such as iron ore are very applied to the railroad, mainly in Brazil, where the modal gathers most of its transport for the export of the mineral. To deepen the studies, the objective of this research is to analyze the scenario on the management of catastrophic risks found in the railroads of the Brazilian Southeast, especially with regard to the transport of iron ore. In order to reach the proposed objective, a study of applied nature, of the exploratory type, with a qualitative approach, was developed. In addition, professionals from the three drivers involved in rail freight transport in the Southeast were interviewed to identify the characterization of management for catastrophic risks. With the research it was possible to verify that the patients assisted in the Southeast have some type of organization to identify, classify, mitigate and monitor the risks involved in their operation, even the catastrophic ones. However, according to its employees, the organization on supply chain risk management and catastrophic risk events is incipient. Among the catastrophic risk factors that influence the risk management of the iron ore chain in outsourced companies, their concern with the macro-environmental factor stands out, which refers to global climate changes and their effects on the operation.