Análise comparativa do processo de importação pelo porto de Rio Grande e por meio do porto seco de Caxias do Sul: estudo de caso de uma multinacional localizada na Serra Gaúcha

Abstract

Increasing international competition as foreign trade companies increasingly seek alternatives that help keep them competitive. Thus, it was seen in a multinational company located in Serra Gaucha, an opportunity to be studied and that could help this company in its direct import processes, bringing benefits to it. A comparative study was then made between the import process currently carried out through the Rio Grande port, and a proposed process that suggests importation through the Serra Gaucha Dry Port. Therefore, an analysis of the current and adopted process was performed, based on the importance of the item that represents the most to the company in value and imported quantity. Thus, in the current and the proposed process, the costs and times required to import this item were verified. The results of the comparative analysis indicated that, based on the characteristics of the study, although there is the possibility of an importation process being carried out through Porto Seco, the use of this model has no financial advantage for the studied company.(sic)