Abstract
Logistics systems have a strategic importance for Latin American competitiveness. During the last decades, geographical dispersion of industrial and service processes supported by logistics progresses allowed Latin American companies to be part of the global value chains.Economic difficulties in the Latin American region and the increasing protectionism and nationalism in some developed countries have led to uncertainty and greater interest to develop regional markets and to strengthen a more diverse market base.Under this context, this Special Issue of the Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management (JIEM) gathers nine significant contributions, which from a Latin American approach, enhance the logistics systems body of knowledge focused on emerging markets.
Highlights
Logistics systems have a strategic importance for Latin American competitiveness
Geographical dispersion of industrial and service processes supported by logistics progresses allowed Latin American companies to be part of the global value chains (Blyde et al, 2014)
The Inter-American Development Bank estimates that logistics costs in Latin America and the Caribbean can be between 50 and 100 percent higher than in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries (IDB, 2017)
Summary
Logistics systems have a strategic importance for Latin American competitiveness. One of the key elements in the success of global companies running operations in Latin America is the development of a specific local approach when designing and executing their logistics (Branco et al, 2014).
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