Coordinating mecanisms in automotive distribution channel: distinctive elements

Authors

  • Heloisa Sousa Ribeiro Ferreira Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP
  • Rosane Lúcia Chicarelli Alcantara UFSCAR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14488/1676-1901.v11i3.461

Keywords:

Automotive supply chain. Distribution channel. Coordinating practices.

Abstract

Besides managing its internal activities, the supply chain management has the challenge of coordinating and managing its partners. The references indicate some organizational and management tools that can help in performing those activities, and in this paper, they are called Supply Chain Coordinating Practices. This paper identifies and evaluates the results obtained by applying some coordinating practices o in the Brazilian automotive channel distribution. This article is an exploratory study, using one case study as research method. The result shows that all of the related practices are presented in the Relationships analysed. However, regarding the benefits obtained, industry and distributors have different opinions.

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Published

2011-09-06

How to Cite

Ferreira, H. S. R., & Alcantara, R. L. C. (2011). Coordinating mecanisms in automotive distribution channel: distinctive elements. Revista Produção Online, 11(3), 619–647. https://doi.org/10.14488/1676-1901.v11i3.461

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