As American firms formulate competitive strategies for the 1990s and beyond they are realising that significant profit opportunities exist outside the United States. As managers deal with globalising their logistics systems to support overseas marketing efforts transportation becomes an...

Examines the impact of increased truck weight limits on the inland movement of ocean containers in the US. Considers six major inland lanes, 12 combinations of cargo density and shipment size, and eight transport options. Shows that transloading from ocean containers to either domestic...

Analyses and justifies the need for information systems examining a umber of applications from the marketplace. The logistics pipeline has become global in character and has become more complex too. Success in such a logistics network, as demonstrated by leading edge companies, involves close...

As the globalization of business activities broadens and diversifies logistics operations, many logistics managers have found themselves challenged by extreme complexities and uncertainties. Consequently, planning and control of multinational firms (MNFs) have become onerous due to the...

Examines the current situation for logistics in Bulgaria. Reviews the prospects for applying logistics concepts with respect to the economic environment for privatization and investment. Presents the findings. Concludes with some cautions concerning the issue of transferring logistics knowledge...

Discusses analysis of the organizational structures utilized to conduct international purchasing activities which was undertaken at 24 multinational corporations. The majority of the corporations studied had decentral‐ ized purchasing organizations and all had corporate purchasing staffs. Four...

Posits that relationship marketing is often suggested as being the best approach to dealing with suppliers and customers. However, there may be situations where the costs or goals of the parties involved do not require or justify incurring the costs of building a relationship. Presents an...

At this time UN/EDIFACT is best suited to companies with “tied” customers, e.g. MNCs and their subsidiaries and companies who conduct a very high proportion of their overseas business with a small number of customers. Such EDI utilisation has been found to be most effective in the transport...

The changes required in the policies of organisations to cope with the challenges of the 1990s are discussed – managers not only as managers per se but also as entrepreneurs, the increasing competitive muscle of the Japanese, the re‐evaluation of strategies, the increase in international...

The concept of channels has long been used to analyse and understand the functions of domestic marketing and distribution. The concept is carried further and used as an aid in understanding international logistics. Three channels are discussed: the international transaction and payment channel;...