Managing Global LogisticsOcean Shipping Air Freight Intermodal Transportation Warehousing and Inventory Management Hedging against Inflation or Exchange RateFluctuations Benefiting from Tax Differences Logistic Integration and Rationalization6JohnWiley &Sons, Inc c 1998
John Wiley & Sons, Inc c 1998 6 Managing Global Logistics Ocean Shipping Air Freight Intermodal Transportation Warehousing and Inventory Management Hedging against Inflation or Exchange Rate Fluctuations Benefiting from Tax Differences Logistic Integration and Rationalization
Transportation Infrastructure A firm's logistics platform is determined by alocation's ease and convenience of marketreach under favorable cost circumstances.The public sector's investment prioritiessafety regulations, tax incentives, andtransport policies can have major effects onthe logistics decisions of firms.The logistics manager must learn aboutexisting and planned infrastructures abroadand at home and factor them into the firm'sstrategy.7
7 Transportation Infrastructure A firm’s logistics platform is determined by a location’s ease and convenience of market reach under favorable cost circumstances. The public sector’s investment priorities, safety regulations, tax incentives, and transport policies can have major effects on the logistics decisions of firms. The logistics manager must learn about existing and planned infrastructures abroad and at home and factor them into the firm’s strategy