Problems with International Logistics: Differences in logistics
•international trade usually has much bigger order sizes, to compensate for the cost and difficulties of transport
•international markets are more erratic, with large variations in the demand and importance of any market
•most organisations have less experience with international logistics, so they are working in areas where they have less expertise
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•there are more intermediaries, such as freight forwarders and customs agents
•the intermediaries and distances involved make relations with customers more difficult and remote
•communications become more difficult at a distance and across cultures
•terms of trade vary and may be unfamiliar
•financial arrangements can be less certain
•documentation is more complicated