Localizações dos prestadores de serviços da cadeia logística no Brasil: um estudo de ocorrência de aglomeração

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

RESUMO

The aim of this study is to identify the existence of clusters of logistics services providers in Brazil. This clustering of companies, and the competitive advantages deriving therein, are matters that have received increasing attention from those engaged in the study of areas such as industrial economy, regional economy, and geography and economics. The geographic and sector-related concentration of companies is capable of providing local savings to the participants, who benefit from the increase in competitiveness. In spite of the importance of logistics services nowadays, there is evident a dearth of studies focused upon localization and the relations between the participating companies which form part of the logistics services provider chains. Within this context, this study has been based on cluster literature, using geographic concentration indicators, such as the Herfindhal index, and that of regional specialization, such as the locating quotient, which is used to identify the location of the agglomerations of companies providing logistics services. The RAIS/MTE database was used in 2006 and 2007. The results of this study identify the existence of 929 clusters present in 617 Brazilian municipalities. Of this total, some 41% of the occurrences have taken place in the Southeastern Region, and 33% in the Southern Region of Brazil, where the majority of these clusters are concentrated. All together, the States of São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, and Paraná host some 66% of the total clusters.

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service clusters administracao logística clusters logistics aglomerações de serviços clusters

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