Rail Freight Supply and Procurement: Management and Logistical Implications
DB Schenker Rail provides locomotives and single wagon or block train carriage of freight. The division performs marshalling/train composition operations....
Distribution Channels (2)
Last-mile delivery from distributor storage As with the former, this design requires the distributor to hold manufacturer’s stock but differs...
Distribution Channels (1)
What is a “distribution channel”? A basic definition of “distribution channel”: the intermediary that links participants in the supply chain,...
Agents and Distributors (4)
For at least two decades, the supply chain management literature has argued that integrated, collaborative supplier-manufacturer relationships generate efficiency and...
Agents and Distributors (2)
For many companies that do not have a dedicated shipping department, documentation handling represents costs and complications that escalate in...
Agents and Distributors (1)
The Many Benefits of Effective Agents and Distributors Very few companies have the resources to perform every activity at every...
The Price Impacts of International Trade (1)
Tariffs, taxes, and duties can erode product profit margin, hence these will have to be reckoned into final pricing. Transport...
A Basic Glossary (and Bibliography) of International Freight and Trade
Glossary A Agency for international trade information and cooperation This is an intergovernmental organisation that is set up to...
Sources of International Trade Information
Trading companies – although not an information source per se – possess high levels of country-specific knowledge of import/export procedures,...