Santos Brasil Effects Of The Privatization Of The Port Of Santos Container Terminal (TECON1) - An Administrative Study Under The Logistics And Operations Approach

The objective is to investigate the results of the privatization of the Port of Santos container terminal (TECON1), under an administrative view focused on logistics and operational aspects. An analysis of TECON1's operational conditions which motivated the privatization, its performance prior to privatization, the conditions of the lease contract signed and the changes occurred following the change in management. The report presents the main managerial introductions made to TECON1, such as the development of the computer system CTIS (Container Terminal Information System) and the recovery of wharves services, which finally culminated in cost reduction of standard container moves

Capturing the meaning of context for a meaningful evaluation

That an individual evaluee is a unique composition of attributes and needs is commonly understood. What is less obvious is that programs, too, have complex personalities of their own, like the individuals that compose them. They draw their needs from their own contexts, and draw meaning from an evaluation, operating in these unique contexts. What is meaningful to one program may not be so for another. Evaluation is influenced by the program's context. Reciprocally, it can influence the context too. The challenge is to fully discover the context with its needs, so results are meaningful to the program in its sphere of influence. Three types of evaluation contexts from the Brazilian experience will be illustrated and discussed in this paper - a high visibility program within a political context; a low visibility program with an unclear context; and a program context with two simultaneously active components

Setting up the Brazilian Evaluation Network: a challenging work with no boundaries Estabelecendo a Rede Brasileira de Avaliação: um trabalho desafiador sem limites

Evaluation may be a relevant tool for the practice of democracy. In order for it to occur, quality and proper utilization of its results must be assured (PATTON, 1997). Therefore, the consolidation of democratic principles in a society and the promotion of effective social interactions (FETTERMAN; WANDERSMAN, 2005) will benefit enormously from a greater and better use of evaluation in all possible formats. The Brazilian Evaluation Network was created approximately three years ago in a country with a recent history of democratic practice. Within a theoretical framework networks do not have boundaries or limits for debate. However, cultural and historical aspects create limits for the discussions and boundaries among its participants. This paper intends to shed light into some of these limits and boundaries, reflecting over how they are being overcome.<br>Uma avaliação pode ser um importante instrumento para o exercício da democracia. Para que isso ocorra é preciso assegurar a qualidade da avaliação, bem como a utilização apropriada dos seus resultados (PATTON,1997). Desta forma, a construção de uma sociedade democrática, que busca a melhoria permanente dos seus processos sociais (FETTERMAN; WANDERSMAN, 2005), depende do aprimoramento contínuo da sua prática de avaliação, em suas variadas manifestações. No Brasil, há aproximadamente 3 anos, foi criada a Rede Brasileira de Avaliação. Uma rede que, em sua concepção teórica, não possui limites ou fronteiras de discussão. Contudo, existem aspectos culturais e históricos (envolvendo valores), que criam limites para as referidas discussões e estabelecem fronteiras entre as diferentes instâncias. Este trabalho apresenta alguns destes limites e fronteiras, refletindo sobre a forma como aqueles que encomendam e que conduzem avaliações vêm contornando os limites e ultrapassando fronteiras