Performance evaluation of agricultural commodity logistics from a sustainability perspective
Brazil is an important player in the international agricultural market and productivity and production indexes have been growing significantly. However, logistics costs cut into these gains, specially transportation and storage costs, affecting exportation. The lack of investments in logistics infrastructure has limited its growth potential. Assuming that the use of transportation costs to measure efficiency does not fully explain the advantages of exportation routes, this study aims to evaluate the performance of Mato Grosso soybean flow routes intended for exportation. The performance assessment considers the economic, social, and environmental dimensions supported by the concept of sustainability for unimodal and multimodal routes. Causal loops were created for the three dimensions evaluated resulting in the inputs used for the data envelopment analysis (DEA). Multiple criteria related to economic, environmental, and social performance were considered simultaneously. In addition, the logistics routes were analyzed statistically through principal component analysis (PCA) and grouped with the support of clustering analysis. The results showed that the use of intermodality affects gains in the three analyzed dimensions, and that the routes directed to the new Brazilian ports were promising but projects in transshipment terminals are necessary. These findings can support strategic decision-making regarding the choice of routes, improving the exportation process, as well as directing public investment in logistics infrastructure.
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- © 2022 World Conference on Transport Research Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Ramos de Oliveira, Andréa Leda
- Braga Marsola, Karina
- Milanez, Ana Paula
- Liegé Renner Fatoretto, Sandra
- Publication Date: 2022-3
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 674-685
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Serial:
- Case Studies on Transport Policy
- Volume: 10
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 2213-624X
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/2213624X
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Agricultural industry; Freight traffic; Logistics; Sustainable development
- Geographic Terms: Mato Grosso (Brazil)
- Subject Areas: Environment; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01838598
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 15 2022 4:18PM