Integrated logistics in a Santa Catarina lumber company

Abstract

Integrated logistics is relevant to the management of the lumber industry because it seek to bring suppliers, clients and companies closer together, in order to improve the quality of its product without necessarily increasing costs and achieve greater efficiency, productivity and flexibility. In this sense, the objective of the present article is to describe the logistics integrated into the Santa Catarina lumber industry. To do so, exploratory research was made, by means of a case study of a lumber company, using document research and observations technique and applying a qualitative approach to the data. The first step was to undertake a review of integrated logistics theory and the supply chain. This was followed by a description of the implantation of integrated logistics in the lumber company. Research results show that integrated logistics is valuable not only in the final product but also in raw material, which often not considered in the question of quality. It was concluded that integrated logistics in the lumber company researched is being implanted slowly, although interesting results have already appeared. It contributed to conferring greater quality to the product it makes, due to the fact that there is effective integration between every sector and that suppliers tend to lead in the quality of raw material. This is also enabling the global chain of the lumber industry to reduce costs and achieve greater agility in serving clients, besides the greater client satisfaction during the course of the process.