Estudo bibliométrico sobre a aplicação de ferramentas de análise econômica utilizadas para dar suporte na tomada de decisão no gerenciamento de projetos

Abstract

Through a bibliometric study in the Proceedings of the National Meeting of Production Engineering (ENEGEP), within 7 years of event analysis (2006-2012), this study sought to characterize the profile of scientific production published in ENEGEP area management economic, specifically as to the applicability of tools of economic engineering analysis of the economic viability of projects. The methodology followed a procedure of two phases: Phase 1, meeting, separation and standardization of data, and the phase 2 investigation of the data collected. The methodological procedures used to characterize research as exploratory, descriptive and bibliographic and documentary type. The study is operationalized through the use of bibliometrics, which uses quantitative and statistical techniques to measure the creation and dissemination of scientific knowledge. As a result we obtained 31 articles dealing of the subject. Among the most widely used, with 24 articles Tools for Economic Analysis, was the Net Present Value (NPV), then with 16 articles, the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and 10 articles, the Monte Carlo simulation. Petrobras, Federal University of Ceará and the University of São Paulo were the institutions with authors who participated in publications over the ENEGEP with 3 items each. The State of Rio de Janeiro has the largest share in the publications (19.1%), followed by Minas Gerais (14.9%) and São Paulo (10.6%).