Copyright?2001byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.McGraw-Hill/Irwin14-*CHAPTER14GlobalLogisticsStrategiesCopyright?2001byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.McGraw-Hill/Irwin14-*TheGlobalLogisticsManagementProcessaEnvironmentalanalysis1.Whataretheuniquecharacteristicsofeachnationalmarket?Whatcharacteristicsdoeseachmarkethaveincommonwithothernationalmarkets?2.Shouldthefirmclusternationalmarketsforlogisticsoperatingand/orplanningpurposes?3.Whoshouldmakelogisticsdecisions?4.Whatareourmajorassumptionsabouttargetmarkets?Aretheyvalid?5.Whatarethecustomersserviceneedsofthetargetmarkets?6.Whatarethecharacteristicsofthelogisticssystemsavailabletoourfirmineachtargetmarket?7.Whatareourfirm’smajorstrengthsandweaknessesrelativetoexistingandpotentialcompetitionineachtargetmarket?8.Whatareourobjectives,giventhelogisticsalte