Otimização da logística de transporte internacional na importação de reagente sanguíneo

Abstract

In accordance with the competitiveness of the current market and the import of goods, whether raw materials, goods for resale or goods for fixed assets are alternatives used by companies to expand their business. The internationalization of markets has enabled access to new technologies and quality standards, as well as supply shortages of certain domestic products. This work aims to optimize the international transportation logistics of bloods reagent, since transportation is a major cost in the supply chain. To achieve this goal was made an exploratory research and the case study in a laboratory located in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais). Thus, it was possible to identify the stages of the process and the main obstacles. From the results found, alternatives are sought to reduce the costs of transportation and expand the options routes.