Relationships in international supply chain of a multinational: the case Marfrig in their units in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay

Authors

  • Adriana Troczinski Storti URI Erechim
  • Luciana Marques Vieira UNISINOS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18568/1980-4865.8261-82

Keywords:

Relationships, Supply chain, Multinational, Beef

Abstract

Studies aimed at understanding the characteristics of relationships that occur between companies involved in the supply chain are timely when the growing role of overseas companies. This article aims to understand and compare the presence and alignment of information on criteria analysis cooperation, involvement, trust, communication and coordination in supply chain relationships in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, of a multinational based in Brazil. It was developed an analytical model and, through interviews with members of these chains, it was found results with low presence and misalignment of information, which may prejudice new strategies in the perspective of SCM.

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Author Biographies

Adriana Troczinski Storti, URI Erechim

Doutora em Administração, Mestre em Agronegócios, Graduada em Administração Hab.Comércio Exterior. Professora e Pesquisador na área de Administração, estratégia e cadeias internacionais - URI Erechim.

Luciana Marques Vieira, UNISINOS

Graduada em Comércio Exterior pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (1994), mestrado em Administração pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2000), PhD em Agricultural and Food Economics pela The University of Reading (2004) e atualmente realiza pós doutorado no IDS (Insitute of Development Studies) da University of Sussex, Inglaterra.

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2013-08-06

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Storti, A. T., & Vieira, L. M. (2013). Relationships in international supply chain of a multinational: the case Marfrig in their units in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Internext - International Business and Management Review, 8(2), 61–82. https://doi.org/10.18568/1980-4865.8261-82

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