The objective of this paper is to present a study on the stage of development of logistic organization on the commercial and industrial companies belonging to Brazilian supply chain in food industry. The industrial and commercial companies were compared in relation to the degree of sophistication of their logistic organization, based on a model developed by Bowersox and Daugherty (1992), and adapted by Lavalle (1995). The results, based on field research, indicate that industrial companies have a higher level of operational complexity than commercial companies, and as a consequence they seek higher flexibility on their operations by means of a more sophisticated logistic organization.
logistics; supply chain management; logistic organization
