Logistic alternative analysis and definition of the ideal logistic footprint to the transportation of cotton bales from Mato Grosso to ports located in the Northern Arch of Brazil.

Logistic footprint optimization study of commercial development cotton outflow routes from Mato Grosso by Brazil Northern Arch, including exits by Miritituba, Santarém, Manaus and Vila do Conde. The study evaluated logistic costs of all potential alternatives to cotton outflow comparing to the current alternatives via Santos port and via Porto Velho and Manaus ports.