Title: The competitiveness of ethanol through logistics in the Brazilian agricultural frontier

Authors: Alberto De Barros Aguirre; Paulo Tromboni De Souza Nascimento

Addresses: ESAN – UFMS Escola de Administração e Negócios, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Senador Filinto Muller 1555, Cidade Universitária, Unidade 10 Campo Grande/MS – 79070-900, Brazil ' FEA – USP Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Professor Luciano Gualberto, 908 – Butantã, São Paulo/SP – 05508-010, Brazil

Abstract: The challenge of making business ventures viable and profitable in new frontiers is huge, especially in agriculture. The first difficulties concern the longer distance, resulting in higher transportation costs and need for larger stocks. This study focuses on efforts in the ethanol production and the search for this competitiveness, achieved through logistics. This paper contributes as it reveals the most important among the various logistic activities in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. It also shows that factors such as high technology and use of modern equipment allow for good competitiveness with traditional producing regions.

Keywords: logistics; internal logistics; road transportation; railway transportation; sugarcane; ethanol.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2021.113472

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2021 Vol.38 No.3, pp.360 - 383

Received: 15 Mar 2019
Accepted: 29 May 2019
Published online: 05 Mar 2021 *

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