Understanding the competitive environment of construction and demolition waste management sector in Recife – Brazil (a case study)

Dissertação para o MBA em Strategic Management na The Robert Gordon University – Aberdeen Business School.



Strategic options to the C&D waste collection and haulage firms include: low-cost strategy (reducing costs while increasing efficiencies); differentiation (focussed on value-added, quality services); and vertical integration (into the implementation and operation of C&D waste disposal facilities, a major bottleneck within the industry). Key recommendations are based on cooperative, integrated or articulated action among the industry’s firms and stakeholders and knowledge management