Planejamento para a implantação de multimodalidade nas operações de transporte dos exportadores de café: um estudo de caso no sul de Minas Gerais

Abstract

The multimodal cargo transport model applied to the flow of coffee production in the south of Minas seeks to offer exporters a viable alternative that allows them to maximize gains within the production chain in terms of time, safety and cost. There is an urgent need for adaptation and sustainable improvement of the competitive capacity and the agile transport of this commodity within the region with the highest volume of national coffee production, could be the great differential in the change in level. This work aims to propose a logistical solution based on feasibility analysis that reconciles the future of promising growth in coffee production in this region with the existing logistical resources available for a bolder, more efficient and dynamic flow process, capable of assimilating the referred future demand, providing a real competitive advantage to the coffee production export process. The proposal is to develop a model of a multimodal solution that allows the transport of coffee from the south of Minas to the ports of Santos, Rio de Janeiro and Itaguaí, serving as a viable alternative for exporters in the region. Therefore, this project was structured based on: Consult the specialized literature, aiming to carry out the theoretical verification behind the market needs that suggest and promote the multimodal solution as a competitive advantage; Technical visits to the region seeking to understand the ways of operating coffee transport, its needs and the strategic potential necessary for a cargo terminal that proposes to act as a multimodal logistics operator; Interviews with exporters and specialists in multimodal transport for an up-to-date reading of this logistical trend, understanding what today would be the best way to operationalize multimodality in Brazil; Survey of best practices in the sector (Benchmarking). An overview of what is most propositional and differentiated today for a good multimodal integration and favorable infrastructure for the elaboration and development of a plan for a multimodal logistics solution; Study of a multimodal model seeking to offer an alternative with a competitive advantage that makes transport viable and adds value to the product.