Boosting Regional Socioeconomic Development through Logistics Activities: A Conceptual Model

IF 1.2 Q4 BUSINESS Business Systems Research Journal Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI:10.2478/bsrj-2022-0025

Tiago L. Vieira, Ângela Silva, Jorge Esparteiro Garcia, W. Alves

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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.

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物流活动促进区域社会经济发展:一个概念模型

背景:区域发展(RD)允许国家通过为社区提供经济和社会利益来平衡区域差异。本研究强调了物流活动对区域社会发展的重要性，并提出了一个评估这些联系的框架。目标:如何通过物流促进区域社会经济发展。方法/途径:物流对社会经济发展的贡献是基于之前的研究进行分析，并在葡萄牙的上米尼奥(AM)地区的情况下，用来说明物流和区域发展之间的联系。结果显示，在一些地区，物流创造了就业机会，增加了公司营业额和出口，并提高了GDP增长。对于AM地区，结果表明许多公司在该地区开展业务，有助于支持市政当局减少区域差距。结论:提出了一个区域物流绩效评估框架，并结合了几个物流绩效指标。这种方法对于将物流融入社会经济发展的未来发展至关重要。

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