TY - JOUR
T1 - Competitive strategies development for the coal industry in Norte De Santander
AU - Cano Arenas, José Alejandro
AU - Panizo Cardona, Cesar Augusto
AU - Garcia Gomez, Fabio Humberto
AU - Rodriguez Guevara, Jorge Enrique
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - This article proposes strategies to improve the competitiveness of the coal industry in the region of Norte de Santander, Colombia. Concepts about competitiveness for business development are reviewed in literature, and then a survey and an interview with managers is applied. Then a weaknesses, opportunities, strengths and threats (SWOT) analysis is proposed to identify the main strategies required by the coal industry. It is concluded that the main strategies are related with the improvement of infrastructure and logistics, technological upgrading of production processes, and partnerships between the public and private sector.
AB - This article proposes strategies to improve the competitiveness of the coal industry in the region of Norte de Santander, Colombia. Concepts about competitiveness for business development are reviewed in literature, and then a survey and an interview with managers is applied. Then a weaknesses, opportunities, strengths and threats (SWOT) analysis is proposed to identify the main strategies required by the coal industry. It is concluded that the main strategies are related with the improvement of infrastructure and logistics, technological upgrading of production processes, and partnerships between the public and private sector.
M3 - Article
SP - 5
JO - Espacios
JF - Espacios
SN - 0798-1015
ER -