A cabotagem como alternativa para redução de custos logísticos em uma empresa do subsetor de duas rodas do Pólo Industrial de Manaus

Abstract

This work emphasizes cabotage navigation as an alternative to the transport and distribution of products produced by an industry in MIC – Manaus Industrial Complex; in a subsector of two wheels. The aim is to reduce the operating costs, the sale price to ultimate customers and the contribution to the environment, with the modal redefinition of transport. To this end, it highlights the fact that the transport cost of goods is one of the relevant factors in the competitiveness of most products and, aiming their reduction, the company is constantly seeking more efficient alternatives to move their products from the factory until the consumer markets. In doing so, we ask: How the modal waterway cabotage, can be used as an alternative to reduce logistics costs by a MIC industry, in transportation and distribution of its products to the other regions of the country? It is a case study, of qualitative and investigative nature, developed from primary data collection of bibliographic and information collected with the shipowners. That way, to continue to grow in the MIC, the trade of cabotage navigation, must fight for the reduction of port costs, and even for more efficiency of ships operations. The delays in release of shipload don’t only affect the cabotage companies, but compromise the supply of trade in Manaus (food - including perishable cargo, building materials, equipment, among other things) and the entire operation of MIC, besides affecting other regions of Brazil, which are consumers of finished products such as electronics and motorcycles. All this scenario, has a direct impact on the logistics costs of companies, which need to collect reductions throughout the logistics chain.