Barriers To Global Logistics

Presentation By:
Sujit Pardale
Trupti Parmar
Iqbal Patel
Sarfaraz Patel
Sneha Pawaskar

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Barriers to global logistics

Markets and competition

Financial barriers
Distribution channels

Markets and competition

Entry restrictions
Legal or physical barriers on importing
Information availability
Documentation requirements
Pricing
Exchange rates (when to sell?)
Tariffs (GATT)
Competition
Home enterprise vs foreign companies

Financial barriers
Difficulty in forecasting
Customer preferences, exchange rates, government
policies
Institution infrastructure
Differences in banking, legal issues, system
processing, inflation

Distribution channels
Infrastructure standardization
Differences in transportation and material handling
equipment (vehicle dimensions, measurement
standards), warehousing facilities, and
communication systems
Trade restriction
Volume restrictions vs inventory build-up
Increased logistics costs

Global challenge
Distance
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Diversity in culture
Demands of customers

The complexity of GLM

Finding partners for consistent quality and
performance
Postponement of production and customization
Delivery and transportation issues
Exchange rates and purchasing
Consistency of products and services in different
cultural settings
Customer satisfaction with standardized or customized
products and services