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2014 amounted to 11.7 % of GDP , compared to 8.7 % in the US . Spending in logistics in that year totaled $ 176 billion ( R $ 694 billion ). According to the latest Third- Party Logistics Study , the activity of logistics operators reduced worldwide logistics costs by an average 15 %. Taking into consideration the Brazilian infrastructure ’ s anachronism , bottlenecks , bureaucracy and legal obstacles , Brazilian logistics operators are capable of achieving a cost reduction of 9.9 %, according to estimates from Dom Cabral Foundation ( FDC ) .
It was already pointed out that the total expenditure on logistics in Brazil is around $ 176 billion ( R $ 694 billion ). Without the efficiency gains attained by logistics operators , it would rise by 9,9 %, totaling $ 193 billion ( R $ 762.7 billion ). Thus , the value generated by logistics operators in 2014 through cost reduction was $ 17 billion ( R $ 68.7 billion ).
Given this scenario description , it becomes clear that the logistics operators , with their trained
staff , technological innovation , customized project management , risk management and proper application of resources , make a sizable difference in the implementation and management of logistics operations in the various business sectors and productive chains where they operate .
Nevertheless , it needs to be
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