Track: Business Management

Abstract

This article seeks to build the method to measure the Logistics Interoperability (LI) using the structural equation model.  It was built from the functional link of logistics and interoperability. Partly, the result identified some determinants of LI (constructs) as external logistics, internal logistics, inbound logistics, and strategy.

This work was characterized as exploratory, descriptive, qualitative, and quantitative approaches with bibliometric research, and a survey, consisting of a questionnaire, was applied in an industrial company in the Industrial Park of Manaus. The data were analyzed using Smart PLS® 3.0 to test measurement and structural model.

The outputs show the validity (convergent and discriminant), confiability and reliability of the proposed conceptual model, through the analysis of reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) and strong correlations between variables with relevant factor loadings. A major limitation of this study is the use of data from a single city (Industrial Pole of Manaus), despite the high degree of internationalization of each company studied.

The definition of the Logistic Interoperability can facilitate decision-making and the importance of each in the logistics process and provides a guide to managers and organizations.