Fatores relevantes para a tomada de decisão por investimentos em estruturas produtivas no setor sucroalcooleiro

Abstract

The sugar cane-of-sugar has an important role in the Brazilian economy, boosting the country as the largest producer in the world. Among the products extracted from cane, stood out as sugar, ethanol, which presents itself as a renewable source of clean fuel, with lower rates of emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the environment, and power, which makes up the matrix Brazilian energy sector began doing a segment attractive for national and international investments. This study is a research multicase that identifies the factors relevant to the process of decision-making productive investments in the industry throughout Brazil. It presents the context, importance and development of the sector in the country, then the theoretical foundation related to decision making and decision making, also approaching decision-making styles. Will be presented also the economic, technical, financial, administrative, legal, environmental and accounting relating to decisions on investments in industrial plants, in addition to the methodological aspects of the study. The identification of factors that exert influence on the decision maker in the alcohol sector were identified from a questionnaire answered by managers of five companies located in São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Goias, and quantitative analysis of data obtained was developed using the software SPSS (Statistical Package in Social Science for Windows). The results revealed that the main factors considered by decision makers are the macroeconomic factors, regarding the best product in the future, expectations of high future demand for alcohol and sugar, another factor identified relates to administrative factors related to the initial value necessary for project implementation management, spending and operating costs and the size of the production scale, technical factors related to cost reduction due to new technologies and the accumulated knowledge about the production techniques of the derivatives of sugar cane-of-sugar, and finally the environmental factors linked to environmental impacts through pollution, ecological degradation and soil.