International Order Checklist 1. Details of Goods
Checklist 1. Goods Quantity: number of units per item, total weight. Quality: description will be specific to the product shipped....
The Process Flow of Orders
Following the order’s acceptance, the agent makes and then stores copies of the order for information retention and emergency retrieval...
The International Order Process
All orders received are carefully checked against any accompanying quote or invoice for compatibility with current material costs and rates....
Rail Freight Procurement Categories
Track – labour (skilled, technical, engineering, and unskilled), signalling equipment, electrification management and support (possible but unlikely, since most of...
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 (3)
If a manufacturing or assembly supply chain is being operated by a company that is headquartered overseas, attention must be...