Guidelines for the integration of certifiable management systems in industrial companies

Organizations often operate in turbulent environments characterized by intense competitiveness, constant technological progress, new market requirements, and scarce natural resources. This scenario imposes the constant need for change in the operation and companies' management. The integration of certifiable management systems is an effective alternative in this sense. The objective of the present study is to propose guidelines for the integration of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS), ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) and OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) in industrial companies. These guidelines were developed based on a theoretical framework and on the results from fourteen case studies performed in Brazilian industrial companies. The proposed guidelines were divided into three phases: A) integration planning, b) integration development, and c) integration control and improvement.

Pagos interlatinoamericanos, anexo II: Regímenes de comercio exterior en determinados países: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay = Inter-Latin American payments: annex II: Foreign trade systems in selected countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay

Incluye Bibliografía

Characteristics, design, construction and operation of rural electric systems in the United States

Includes bibliography

Reunión Microcomputación y Sistemas de Información Documentales en América Latina: Problemas, Experiencias y Proyecciones = Meeting Microcomputers and Bibliographic Information Systems in Latin America: Problems, Experiences and Projections

Contiene objetivos, conclusiones y recomendaciones de la Reunion sobre Microcomputacion y Sistemas de Informacion Documentales en America Latina: Problemas, Experiencias y Proyecciones. Incluye ademas, lista de participantes y de siglas de instituciones, redes de informacion y paquetes de programas; resumenes de trabajos presentados; caracteristicas de paquetes de programas revisados y lista de documentos presentados.

El efecto de los subsidios, la reglamentación y las diversas formas de propiedad en la calidad y eficacia operativa de los servicios del transporte urbano en América Latina = The impacts of subsidies, regulation, and different forms of ownership on the service quality and operational efficiency of urban bus systems in Latin America

Incluye Bibliografía

Estudio de los sistemas de transporte marítimo interinsular hawaianos a la luz de su importancia para el transporte interinsular caribeño = Survey of Hawaiian inter-island maritime transport systems in the light of their significance for Caribbean inter-island transport

Incluye Bibliografía

Public health information systems in the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

The evolutionary approach applied to ICT and agriculture technological systems in Latin America: a survey

Includes bibliography

Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Panama

Includes bibliography.

Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Dominican Republic

Includes bibliography.

The Contribution of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to the Physical Integration of Transport Systems in South America: A Historical Overview

For over a quarter of a century, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has been in the vanguard of the search for greater physical integration among South American countries, especially in the area of transport, including road, rail, river and multimodal transport.Its activities in this field have ranged from drafting agreements to the design and introduction of concrete measures and have been carried out, either individually, at the request of the Governments of member States, or in collaboration with other organizations, such as the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL), which is part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Intelligent transport systems in Latin American sea port logistics

This issue of the FAL bulletin analyses the role of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in sea port logistics in Latin America.