The ideal configuration of wastewater treatment system (WTS) for attending cities specificities has become a complex decision, due to the fact that there are several available technologies, and a diversity of characteristics presented in the scenario of each city. Considering the importance of economic analysis, especially in developing countries, this work aims to demonstrate the economic feasibility considering cost-related indicators for the ideal WTS selection for specific features in these cities. Based on a literature review, 37 main WTS and two economic cost-related indicators (Net Present Value and Annualized Net Present Value) were considered. First of all, using a multi-criteria analysis these WTS were grouped in classes using the ELECTRE TRI method, based on criteria related to efficiency, and the weights were defined by appointments from research specialists in the literature appointments. The economic analysis was performed using the Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) method, which has been applied specifically to each WTS class, thus generating a framework of economic viability for this context. The WTS with low and high costs were appointed, considering the development level in each applied scenario. This work contributes to expanding the WTS study horizons to select an ideal system, considering the economic aspect.
1 August 2020 in Environment, Development and Sustainability
Nowadays, scholars need to know the trends for specific themes and how the main methods are applied to solve the gaps. The research problem for this work is the assessment of methods used in the sustainable supply chain, published in journals with a high impact factor and especially in the production engineering field. The methodology utilized was an adapted version of the “Methodi Ordinatio”, in structured stages to select a limited class of papers of high scientific relevance, to show how the methods are being used. The search steps included the filtering of journals in the research field with relevant impact factors and selecting databases and keywords; reading titles and abstracts; classifying the number of citations; and critical reading of all papers listed in the bibliographic portfolio. The research results and analysis of frequency of papers in the portfolio were used to identify and describe the most commonly used evaluation methods, the correlated theories, advantages, and disadvantages of each researched work.
A literatura a respeito da viabilidade econômico-financeira, gestão e sustentabilidade na reciclagem de resíduos da Construção Civil é bem abrangente. Dessa forma, este estudo tem como objetivo formar um Portfólio Bibliográfico com os principais artigos que tratam do tema, buscando identificar lacunas que sejam passíveis de se tornarem futuras pesquisas. Para isso, realizou-se um processo de seleção e análise da literatura, por meio do procedimento ProKnow-C, o qual identificou 21 artigos para compor o Portfólio Bibliográfico, os quais passaram por análises bibliométrica, com dados estatísticos, e sistêmica a partir de quatro lentes que estão ligadas a afiliação teórica dos autores.