Fatores competitivos na indústria de prestadores de serviços logísticos (PSLS) do Brasil

Maciel Manoel Queiroz; Renato Telles; Silton Marcell Romboli

doi:10.21710/rch.v7i0.58

Authors

Maciel Manoel Queiroz
Renato Telles
Silton Marcell Romboli

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21710/rch.v7i0.58

Keywords:

Logistics, LSP, RBV

Abstract

This paper addresses the competitive factors in the logistics service providers (LSPs) industryin Brazil, through analysis based substantiated on Resource Based View (RBV), whichassociates the competitive advantage of an organization to its resources and their capacities. Asample of the largest providers of logistics services, operating in the Brazilian market,according to its annual gross revenues in 2010 was key point to this study that can beclassified methodologically as a content analysis. The objective was to identify and to reflecton the key factors related to competitiveness and organizations revenues, categorizedaccording to the RBV approach, in resources, strategic resources and competitiveadvantage. The results indicated that the main resources were (1) ownership for storage andfleet, the most common strategic resources (2): computer application processes assisted bysimulation and operations optimization and the perspective for competitive advantage (3): thediversification of the kind of business offered.

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