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| Almeida, Luciana Baldez De; Moura, Altair Dias de. |
| The wood furniture industry of the Uba's region (Brazil) presents a high degree of vertical integration. Outsourcing is cited in the literature as a way of increasing a sector's competitiveness, through higher efficiency. Aiming to test this hypothesis, the research objective was to assess the process of deverticalisation in wood furniture production chains, through the identification of factors related to this process and their effects on the profitability of chosen firms in the Uba region. The research started with the development of a chain profile, through the use of a survey. This stage was followed by the development of a case study, in which the accumulated firm profitability was studied. System dynamics were the tool used in the case study. The... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization; Q13. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25459 |
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