This article analyzed the import profile of low-carbon technologies (LCT) between Brazil and the BRICS countries, the European Union, the USA, and Mercosur. Data from UN UN Comtrade were used for the years 2010, 2015, and 2021, along with a harmonization procedure with the Brazilian Input-Output...

This article analyzed the import profile of low-carbon technologies (LCT) between Brazil and the BRICS countries, the European Union, the USA, and Mercosur. Data from UN UN Comtrade were used for the years 2010, 2015, and 2021, along with a harmonization procedure with the Brazilian Input-Output...

Purpose: Research suggests that material handling costs account for 20-50% of production costs. Furthermore, these production cost could be reduced by 10-30% by dynamically changing the layout. We propose an integer programming model to sustainably solve plant layouts in a financially...