Book description
- Deliver global disaster and relief logistics support
- Explore global manufacturing and distribution logistics
- Provide logistics services for foreign customers
Operate in a global logistics environment
There's no need to jump into the global logistics market unprepared. This hands-on guide is your parachute, offering the expert, actionable guidance you need to ensure your journey is a smooth one from start to finish. Covering everything you'll encounter in this exciting – but often intimidating – business environment, this is the essential resource you want to have close at hand.
Inside …
- Make a case for going global
- Involve the whole business
- Discern cultural differences
- Figure out best practices
- Deal with disaster relief
- Recover from losses/theft
- Benefit from others' experiences
Table of contents
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- Cover
- Introduction
- Part 1: Taking Your First Global Steps
- Part 2: Manufacturing in a Global Environment
- Part 3: Selling What You’ve Already Made
- Part 4: Providing Logistics Services to Global Customers
- Part 5: Being Part of a Global Humanitarian & Disaster Relief Logistics Team
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Part 6: The Part of Tens
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Chapter 21: Ten “Stars” of Global Logistics
- Amazon.com: Leveraging E-Commerce to Support a Global Logistics Enterprise
- Coca-Cola: Investing in Product Sustainment in Foreign Communities
- Dell: Moving Manufacturing to Capture Global Demand
- International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies: Disaster Relief
- International Flavors & Fragrances: Integrating Multiple Supply Chains
- Mali: Revolutionizing the Logistics of Exporting Agricultural Products
- McDonald’s and Starbucks: Adapting to Local Customs, Traditions, and Tastes
- Toyota: Streamlining the Global Management of Inventory
- Volvo: Designing the Environment into Product Engineering
- Walmart: Pioneering the Commercial Use of RFID
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Chapter 22: Ten Examples of Global Logistics Gone Wrong
- Best Buy Europe: Underestimating Cultural Differences in Technology Purchasing
- Boise Cascade: Undone by Local Politics
- British Petroleum: Inadequate Global Operating Standards
- Ford Motor Company: Operational Mismatches
- Home Depot: Missing the Cultural Mark
- Korean Airlines: Older Is Not Always Wiser
- Nestlé: Failing to Understand the Actual Market
- SNC Lavalin: Crossing the Ethical Line
- Target: Global Is Better Only if Your Logistics Infrastructure Can Support It
- Uber: Using Technology to Circumvent Regulatory Requirements
- Chapter 23: Top Ten Resources
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Chapter 21: Ten “Stars” of Global Logistics
- Glossary
- About the Authors
- Advertisement Page
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Global Logistics For Dummies
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2017
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781119212157
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