Modelo colaborativo de compras para o transporte autônomo de cargas

Abstract

We know that the self-employed truck drivers in Brazil have great difficulty sustaining their business, as they do not have bargaining power and are limited to certain freights and that, as a result, their operating results are getting smaller and smaller, due to the constant increases in supplies and services necessary to be able to operate with safety and quality. This work proposes to study the possibility of generating gains in scale related to common consumption items of self-employed truck drivers, generating increased competitiveness. The study's idea is to develop a shared purchasing system, creating an application/platform that will allow, through a centralized system, to generate a greater amount of items to be purchased through the requests of our customers, bringing gains in scale and negotiation power with selected suppliers, representing a significant operational cost reduction for this class that does not have the ability to negotiate, due to not having a volume of purchases that allows such a strategy and not having support or benefits for such acquisitions. The process as a whole consists of a network of qualified suppliers that will be connected to a purchasing center that will intermediate the entire negotiation and acquisition process, with a main focus on reducing costs and increasing profitability for this class, sustaining the business and bringing development and evolution opportunities for self-employed truck drivers.