CHAPTER 3Global Supply Chain Infrastructure
The world’s infrastructure is the facilitator of global supply chains.
BASIC WORLDWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES____
The worldwide infrastructure for global supply chains involves transportation, communication, utilities, and technology, but there are lots of tangents and important issues that accompany those basic elements (for example, security, risks, value, legal considerations, contracts, insurance, customs, and payment). Clearly, the world’s infrastructure planning can, and maybe should, include a plethora of infrastructure issues that have effects on global supply chains—whether in the area of logistics, purchasing, operations, or market channels. However, we will focus on transportation, communication, ...
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