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Transport management in small and medium-sized enterprises in Brazil

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: The research reported in this paper, looks at the internal processes of Brazilian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) concerning the transport decision. SME represent over 99% of the formal enterprises in Brazil. The sample size was 400 industrial companies (with up to 100 employees) of Brazilian manufacturing sector. The results indicated that shippers do not use transportation as an opportunity to create competitive advantages. In addition, to get the needed services, Brazilian SMEs tend to buy transport services, readily available, without concerns for future transactions and more stringent and systematic criteria for the selection and evaluation of the service.

Source: Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management

DOI: 10.12660/joscmv3n1p55-66

Authors: Ricardo Silveira Martins, Wescley Silva Xavier, Osmar Vieira De Souza Filho, Guilherme Silveira Martins

Institutions: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo, Fundação Getulio Vargas

Language: English

Topic: Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management

Subfield: Management Information Systems

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1681004055

FWCI: 1.514

Cites: 14

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10