Copyright?2001byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.McGraw-Hill/Irwin13-*http://www.5ixue.com(海量营销管理培训资料下载)CHAPTER13GlobalLogisticsCopyright?2001byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.McGraw-Hill/Irwin13-*http://www.5ixue.com(海量营销管理培训资料下载)ComparisonofDomesticandInternationalLogisticsCostTransportmodeInventoriesAgentsFinancialriskCargoriskGovernmentagenciesAdministrationCommunicationCulturaldifferencesAbout10%ofU.S.GDPtodayMainlytruckandrailLowerlevels,reflectingshort-order,lead-timerequirementsandimprovedtransportcapabilitiesModestusage,mostlyinrailLowLowPrimarilyforhazardousmaterials,weight,safetylaws,andsometariffrequirementsMinimaldocumentationinvolved(e.g.,purchaseorder,billoflading,invoice)Voice,paper-basedsystemsadequate,withgrowingusageofelectronicdatainterchangeandInternetRelativehomogeneityrequireslittleproductmodificationEstim