Competitiveness in the industrial sector of Mérida State, Venezuela

Carlos Enrique Bustos Flores ()
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Carlos Enrique Bustos Flores: Grupo de Investigación sobre Agricultura, Gerencia y Ambiente (GISAGA). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida.

Economía, 2014, vol. 39, issue 37, 57-76

Abstract: Competitiveness is a key issue in manufacturing businesses and can mean the blossoming, survival or extinction of an organization. The aim of this research is to describe the problems of competitiveness from industry in Merida state, Venezuela, which hinders the placement of their products nationally and internationally. The analysis is about the main issues of competitiveness. The findings shed industries have difficulties Merida state in terms of supply chain, barriers to potential rivals and penetrate capital in the sector. This would result in lower competitiveness by the Merida industry.

Keywords: Competitiveness; industrial sector; supply chain; rivals; capital. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D21 D24 L23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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