IMPACT OF LAW 12.619 ON ROAD CARGO TRANSPORTATION COSTS
In June 2012, Law 12.619 came into force in Brazil, which provides for the exercise of the profession of professional driver […]
PERFORMANCE EVOLUTION OF PRIVATIZED BRAZILIAN RAILWAYS – 1997 TO 2010 – PART 2
The Brazilian railway sector is in another moment of transformation. Dissatisfied with the difficulties faced in rail freight transport, the […]
PERFORMANCE EVOLUTION OF PRIVATIZED BRAZILIAN RAILWAYS – 1997 TO 2010 – PART 1
Fourteen years after the start of the privatization process, the Brazilian railway sector is in yet another moment of transformation. Dissatisfied with […]
ROAD FREIGHT PRICES IN BRAZIL
Brazil is a country strongly focused on the use of road transport, a consequence of the low restrictions for operation and the long […]
BENCHMARKING OF ROAD TRANSPORTATION RATES AND PRACTICES
For a growing number of companies, cargo transport is no longer a matter of secondary and purely operational importance […]
LOGISTICS COSTS IN THE BRAZILIAN ECONOMY
The lack of information on logistics costs in Brazil makes the use of outdated data frequent. The big problem is that these […]
SHIPEXPLORER: TOOL FOR ANALYZING THE EFFECTS OF TRANSPORT MODES
The objective of the tool presented in this text is the use of a computational system to evaluate the impact of two characteristics of […]
INVENTORY: OPPORTUNITY COST AND IMPACT ON FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Despite the process of operational improvement that world-class companies have been going through with significant reductions in inventory costs, […]
THE COSTING OF ROAD TRANSPORT
Road freight transport in Brazil draws attention for billing more than R$ 40 billion and moving 2/3 of the total […]
CUSTOMER PROFITABILITY AND SERVICE LEVEL
Knowing the customers for the profitability they provide, it is possible to adjust the level of customer service. All the people involved with the […]
STORAGE COSTS IN MODERN LOGISTICS
One of the main characteristics of modern logistics is its increasing operational complexity. Increased product variety, more frequent deliveries, shorter […]
LOGISTICS COSTS – A MANAGEMENT VIEW
One of the main challenges of modern logistics is managing the relationship between cost and service level (trade-off). The biggest hurdle […]
