Total cost of ownership (TCO): A case study a private superior teaching institution of Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

The insertion of business financial management techniques, such as the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), serve as enlightening as the role of qualitative factors present in negotiating with suppliers, thus enabling it to be feasible to reduce the resources employed for particular purpose. Thus, this article aims to show the application Total Cost of Ownership to restructure the industry purchases for a private higher education institution located in Rio Grande do Sul, starting initially case of the expansion of one computer labs and the creation of a new room for distance learning mode, through the study of the current way that service requests and purchase of materials are carried out. Finally, it was possible to realize gains can be obtained approximately 38% in relation to the initial value proposed by the institution, besides the standardization of the current process of shopping for this kind of activity.