Aspectos logísticos do escoamento do açúcar paulista: trecho usina-porto de Santos
Resumen
Addressees the systematization of logistical and commercial aspects of
São Paulo s sugar exports through Santos Port facilities. Local political and economical
liberal transformations that took place by the beginning of 90 s had seen Estate
assets being given to private investments (both in agricultural and port operations). As a
result, this new institutional environment allowed the occurrence of hybrids corporate
structures to coordinate logistical sugar and alcohol-ethanol exports from inland
facilities to the Santos port. The main question is how this adaptation interferes on infrastructural
and operational logistics management derived from new transactions within
international sugar mayor traders. The main units of analysis are: i) São Paulo s state
sugar producers (industrial plants) and port logistics providers; ii) port logistics
providers and food trading companies. Results shall foster the comprehension on
logistical process and relations amongst the three main actors across the sugar plantsport
facilities chain. There are three goals to be achieved: i) identify the total extent of
logistical domain across sugar s distributional channels via port of Santos; ii) how
logistical assets and processes are developed or provided within those actors; iii)
describe the difference among Santos port operations service providers, in relation
value-added competitive basis. Theoretical framework blends logistics and supply chain
management with foreign trade prospects as a guideline to collect data and empirical
evidences. This works object is the São Paulo sugar plants-port of Santos facilities
logistics chain.