Moreover, the ‘best’ are increasingly using supra-regional and cross-border benchmarking systems on a regular basis – primarily to identify network-wide optimization potential. We assume that benchmarking in this area is not designed solely to allow comparisons but also serves as a management concept. This would mean that it would be justified to claim that the ‘best’ review and compare their logistics performance and skills on a regular basis. They use the resulting insights to identify best practices geared towards further optimization and adaptation – and then implement these practices globally.