4 Managing logistics internationally
Introduction
4.1 Drivers and logistics implications of internationalisation
4.1.1 Logistical implications of internationalisation
4.1.2 Time-to-market
4.1.3 Global consolidation
4.1.4 Risk in international logistics
4.2 The tendency towards internationalisation
4.2.1 Focused factories: from geographical to product segmentation
4.2.2Centralised inventories
4.3 The challenges of international logistics and location
4.3.1 Extended lead time of supply
4.3.2 Extended and unreliable transit times
4.3.3 Multiple consolidation and break points
4.3.4 Multiple freight modes and cost options
4.3.5Location analysis
4.4 Organising for international logistics
4.4.1 Layering and tiering
4.4.2 The evolving role of individual plants
4.4.3Reconfiguration processes