The textile production arrangements of the Seridó / RN region and its relations with the supply chain management

Abstract

This article evaluates three textile productive arrangements in the Seridó /RN region. It analyzes the structure and operation of the arrangements and describes their relationships with the supply chain management. The research had exploratory and descriptive purposes in a qualitative and quantitative approach. The quantitative stage involved the application of a questionnaire to 373 companies, of which 238 were from the weaving sector, 58 were from the leather sector and 77 were from the faction arrangement, with a response rate of 89%. Factoring companies are more open to cooperation and joint action with their competitors, learn from their clients and suppliers, and relate more to external development and development actors; Have a more innovative trait. The weavings present low permeability to cooperation and joint action with their competitors in the arrangement; The level of relations with external agents of development and development is low; Have a more informal trait. Bonelarias are in an intermediate position in relation to the other arrangements with regard to relations with external agents of development and development and to cooperation and joint actions with their peers.