Increasing competitiveness through a logistics and transportation cluster: A Literature Review

Teresa Verduzco-Garza; Fernando Gonzalez Aleu

Increasing competitiveness through a logistics and transportation cluster: A Literature Review

Teresa Verduzco-Garza, Fernando Gonzalez Aleu

Departamento de Ingeniería

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Abstract

A logistics cluster is a concentration of enterprises which their core activities are logistics and related services, in a dense and specific geographical area, pursuing to improve competitiveness in operations and services offered by the logistics chains competing as a region. This paper presents a theoretical approach related to the logistics and transportation clusters, the main factors to remain in a successful operation and how to compete as a group to increase regional competitiveness. Based on different research frameworks in a wide spectrum of countries about clusters for competitiveness and specifically logistics clusters development, a literature review is presented in this exploratory study, mainly used to begin the construction of a Logistics Cluster in a particular region in Latin America. This logistics cluster is the 11^th cluster in the region and the first one based on logistics and transportation operations. In brief, the horizontal integration, synergy between members, diversification and the geographical logistics intensive agglomeration becomes the main topics of interest of this paper, looking forward to build competitiveness through a logistics cluster, and gain attractiveness for the region.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Publisher	IEOM Society
Pages	384-395
Number of pages	12
Volume	2017
Edition	OCT
Publication status	Published - Oct 2017
Event	IEOM Bogota Conference / 1st South American Congress 2017 - Bogota, Colombia Duration: 25 Oct 2016 → 26 Oct 2016

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

Conference

Conference	IEOM Bogota Conference / 1st South American Congress 2017
Country	Colombia
City	Bogota
Period	25/10/16 → 26/10/16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Strategy and Management
Management Science and Operations Research
Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Verduzco-Garza, T., & Aleu, F. G. (2017). Increasing competitiveness through a logistics and transportation cluster: A Literature Review. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (OCT ed., Vol. 2017, pp. 384-395). (Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management). IEOM Society.

Verduzco-Garza, Teresa ; Aleu, Fernando Gonzalez. / Increasing competitiveness through a logistics and transportation cluster : A Literature Review. Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. Vol. 2017 OCT. ed. IEOM Society, 2017. pp. 384-395 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management).

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Verduzco-Garza, T & Aleu, FG 2017, Increasing competitiveness through a logistics and transportation cluster: A Literature Review. in Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. OCT edn, vol. 2017, Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM Society, pp. 384-395, IEOM Bogota Conference / 1st South American Congress 2017, Bogota, Colombia, 25/10/16.

Increasing competitiveness through a logistics and transportation cluster : A Literature Review. / Verduzco-Garza, Teresa ; Aleu, Fernando Gonzalez.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. Vol. 2017 OCT. ed. IEOM Society, 2017. p. 384-395 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management).

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Verduzco-Garza T , Aleu FG. Increasing competitiveness through a logistics and transportation cluster: A Literature Review. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. OCT ed. Vol. 2017. IEOM Society. 2017. p. 384-395. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management).