Um modelo de design de rede para exportação da soja no Brasil = Design network model applied to brazilian soybeans exportation (original) (raw)

The soybean exporter chain has high participation in the economic performance of the country. However, the main producing areas are exposed to several logistical problems arising from lack of planning and investment in infrastructure. As a result, producers are burdened by the costs and have an available capital decrease to future investments, which reduce futures crops and future economic potential of the country. Faced with this reality, the Brazilian government has taken measures and investing to solve these problems. Investments in infrastructure should be planned for the long term. Thus, this paper proposes the analysis of a capacitated model design of network hubs and then, based on it, develops three mathematical models that describe the soybeans exporter chain, in order to create an analysis tool to define the location of facilities, as storage / switching / transshipment facilities, define routes and ports that should be utilized to optimize the use of the chain. In order to apply the model, the state of Mato Grosso was selected as the focus of this study and, based on which, an extensive survey data of soybeans was realized. Whereas that the State of Mato Grosso is divided into 22 micro regions it was estimated their soybeans production, identified the amount of soybeans exported and the static capacity to each one. The main importer's countries of Brazilian soybeans and the major export ports it was also identified, in addition, the amounts of soybeans exported by each country and ports, and identification of routes and sea routes used to transport.