Logistical challenges and distribution restrictions: analysis based in Niterói retailers perspective

• Autor(a) principal: Souza,Thiago Delgado de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Toledo,Fernanda Silva, Bandeira,Renata Albergaria de Mello, Campos,Vânia Barcellos Gouvêa, Andrade Neto,Walmor Pereira de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Gestão & Produção
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-530X2021000200204
• topic: Freight transportation; Logistics; Factor analysis

Abstract: Intensive cargo movement in urban areas generates many vehicles in city centers. As a result, there are congestions increase and intensification of freight transport distribution system challenges. To overcome the difficulties, local traffic rules and restrictions for heavy vehicles are established, but they have an impact on carriers and shopkeepers activities, parcel little heard by surveys. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the difficulties in the receipt of goods in Niterói center, under the view of retailers. The data collected by survey in the study were evaluated trough descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis. The major impasses found were the lack of available places for unloading and intense traffic, and for logistical challenges non-opening to overnight delivery and security level in the receiving periods, due to the urban violence.