Urban Freight Transport (UFT) is responsible for moving goods in urban areas to meet citizens’ demands, which makes it essential for economic development. Simultaneously, UFT contributes to adverse impacts on society and the environment, including congestion and pollution. This paper assesses how the urban infrastructure and UFT externalities influence the residents’ quality of life. Three major assumptions were considered: (i) Public managers are responsible for the urban infrastructure, which is also influenced by businesses; (ii) UFT leads to negative externalities, which are influenced by government actions; and (iii) both infrastructure and externalities influence the residents’ quality of life. The analysis is based on a web-based survey conducted with residents of Brasília, Brazil. Structural Equation Modelling with Partial Least Squares was used to analyze the data. Findings showed that the residents’ quality of life is negatively influenced by UFT externalities and positively influenced by the urban infrastructure. Furthermore, both public and private management have more influence on externalities when compared to urban infrastructure. Finally, road capacity, proper loading and unloading, and supervision should be prioritized to improve citizens’ quality of life in Brasília.
O presente estudo tem por objetivo analisar e destacar a gestão de estoques do setor público, especificamente da área de transporte coletivo na região do Distrito Federal, cujo referencial aborda métodos e ferramentas que influenciam positivamente no processo de gestão de estoques, no intuito de propiciar um conhecimento mais aprofundado sobre o assunto em foco. A metodologia utilizada é de abordagem qualitativa e de classe descritiva, com pesquisas bibliográficas, documentais e relatos sobre um célere estudo de caso referente a uma empresa de transporte público urbano, localizada em Brasília-DF. O instrumento utilizado para coleta de dados foi o de uma entrevista direta direcionada ao diretor responsável pelo setor de estoques. Quanto aos resultados alcançados, verificou-se que o sistema de gestão de estoques utilizado, tanto em estudos comparativos publicados recentemente quanto na empresa pesquisada, se encontra em fase de aprimoramento, o que valoriza ainda mais a utilidade e relevância da pesquisa em questão.
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