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Competitiveness in the industrial sector of Mérida State, Venezuela

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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.)

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.

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  • Carlos Enrique Bustos Flores, 2014. "Competitiveness in the industrial sector of Mérida State, Venezuela," Economía, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (IIES). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales. Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida, Venezuela, vol. 39(37), pages 57-76, January-J.
    • Handle: RePEc:ula:econom:v:39:y:2014:i:37:p:57-76
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    Keywords

    Competitiveness; industrial sector; supply chain; rivals; capital.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production

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