

Taking this into account and to be able to present the body of this investigation, the article was structured in four (4) sessions: This research aims to demonstrate how logistics is a determining factor of competitiveness in special coffee producers, for competitiveness somehow depends on efficiency in processes linked to logistics, as well as to formulate a strategic plan to increase competitiveness in these companies. Palabras clave: Logística, Competitividad, Empresas Productoras, Café Especial Se aplicaron dos cuestionarios de alternativas múltiples a escala de Likert, siendo validados en su contenido por juicio de 10 expertos y su confiabilidad fue calculada a través del método de Alpha de Cronbach, arrojando una valor de 0.83 para el instrumento logística y 0.93 para la variable competitividad. La población se trabajó con ochenta y siete (87) unidades informantes. Se desarrolló un estudio de tipo explicativo, con diseño de campo no experimental y transversal. Keywords: Logistics, Competitiveness, Production Companies, Special CoffeeĮl propósito general de esta investigación fue analizar la logística como factor determinante de la competitividad en empresas productoras de Café Especial del Municipio de Valledupar, Colombia, sustentándose en los postulados teóricos de Mora (2008) y (2011), Ballou (2004), Castellanos (2010), el Conpes 3527, DANE (2013), Gordon (2013), ICER (2012), Villamizar y Villamizar (2011), entre otros. Their content was validated by 10 experts, and their reliability was calculated according to the Cronbach's Alpha method, yielding a value of 0.83 for the logistic instrument and 0.93 for the competitiveness variable. Two questionnaires of multiple alternatives were applied based on the Likert scale. The population was studied with eighty-seven (87) reporting units. An explanatory study was developed, with a non-experimental and transversal field design. The general purpose of this research was to analyze logistics as a determining competitiveness factor in companies producing Special Coffee in the Municipality of Valledupar, Colombia, based on the theoretical postulates of Mora (2008 & 2011), Ballou (2004), Castellanos (2010), Conpes 3527, DANE (2013), Gordon (2013), ICER (2012), Villamizar and Villamizar (2011), among others.

GORDON Hernández, Yimy 1 VIDAL Tovar, Carlos 2 & URDANETA Urdaneta, Geovanni 3


Logistics as a Determining Competitiveness Factor in Special Coffee Producers Logística como Factor Determinante de la Competitividad en Empresas Productoras de Café Especial
