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GLOBAL LOGISTICS AND
DISTRIBUTION
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Global Logistics and Distribution
• Overview
• 1. Definition of Global Logistics
• 2. Managing Global Logistics
• 3. Free Trade Zones
• 4. Maquiladora Operation
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1. Definition of Global Logistics
– Exhibit 16-1 Global Logistics
• Global logistics
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2. Managing Global Logistics
– Distance
– Exchange Rate Fluctuations
– Foreign Intermediaries
• Modes Of Transportation
– value-to-volume ratio
– perishability
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2. Managing Global Logistics (cont)
– Ocean Shipping
– Air Freight
– Intermodal Transportation
• Warehousing and Inventory Management
– Hedging against Inflation or Exchange Rate
Fluctuations
– Benefiting from Tax Differences
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2. Managing Global Logistics (cont)
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3. Free Trade Zones
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