Boosting Regional Socioeconomic Development through Logistics Activities: A Conceptual Model

Vieira Tiago (), Silva Ângela (), Garcia Jorge Esparteiro () and Alves Wellington ()
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Vieira Tiago: Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Silva Ângela: ADiT-LAB, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal and ALGORITMI Research Centre, University Minho, Portugal
Garcia Jorge Esparteiro: ADiT-LAB, Polytechnic Institute Viana do Castelo and INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal
Alves Wellington: CIICESI, ESTG-IPP and ALGORITMI Research Centre, University Minho, Portugal

Business Systems Research, 2022, vol. 13, issue 3, 63-83

Abstract: Background: Regional Development (RD) allows countries to balance regional differences by providing economic and social benefits to communities. This research highlights the importance of logistics activities to regional social development, and a framework to assess these connections is proposed. Objectives: How to boost regional socioeconomic development through logistics. Methods/Approach: The contributions of logistics to socioeconomic development are analysed based on the previous research, and the case of the Alto Minho (AM) region in Portugal was used to illustrate the connection between logistics and regional development. Results showed that logistics had created jobs, increased company turnover and exports, and increased GDP growth in several regions. For the AM region, results indicate that many companies are operating in this area, contributing to supporting municipalities to reduce regional disparities. Conclusions: A framework for assessing regional logistics performance is proposed together with several logistics performance indicators. This approach is essential for future developments integrating logistics into socioeconomic development.

Keywords: Logistics; Regional development; Logistics Performance Index; Portugal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.2478/bsrj-2022-0025

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