Logística reversa e o fator econômico em indústrias de Sergipe com embalagens pós-consumo

Abstract

The present study discusses the process of reverse logistics and the consequent economic factor in Sergipe industries, specifically dealing with post-consumer packaging, duly supported by a theoretical compilation that underlies the proposed idea. Considering that the current society revolves around the large consumption of packaging and inputs, with a significant part of its totality, proper to reuse, making it increasingly necessary to use reverse logistics in companies, the proposed objective is to analyze the functioning of reserve logistics channels in packaging companies in Sergipe territory, to answer the question that guided the research. Therefore, the development of the reverse channels for the distribution of these resources is presented, the agents involved during the process, the economic impacts with the generation of competitive advantage and the effects caused by the implementation of the reverse logistics of post-consumer products in companies, in a qualitative approach, with the application of structured interviews conducted with the managers responsible for the area of reverse logistics, to obtain the necessary information and solve the general and specific objectives of the multiple case study. Thus, it was understood that the mechanism, which is undergoing adaptations, but still practical and functional, has been evolving and a fundamental part of this advance is due to the economic improvements triggered by the maturation of the process, serving as a trigger for the growth and adherence of this practice by more developments in the territory.