... performance improvement actions. Using data from a five‐year benchmarking program for firms engaged in import operations, this research illustrates how these benefits might be assured. A major recommendation of the research is that, along with formal analysis of quantitative data, the structure of ongoing...

...John L. Kent; R. Stephen Parker Examines the difference in perceptions of 18 carrier selections factors between import shippers, export shippers, and international containership carriers. MANOVA was used to determine differences between the three groups. Suggests that there are significant...

... with distributors; and improved interrelationships with customers. Uses a spreadsheet model to examine these options. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Decision making Imports Logistics Operations Spreadsheets Supply One result of the continuing current competitive environment in Australia is cost...

... of a large sample of US importers and exporters are compared with the perceptions of managers at global carriers servicing the US market. The total number of integrated carriers which are in a position to provide one‐stop shopping for international logistics to US shippers is estimated to number less...

... have large stockpiles of coal–which accounts for 76 per cent of energy consumption – in the North. But they are unable to transport the coal to areas of high energy demand,especially in the southern part of the country[ 5 ]. Many coastal cities must import coal[ 6 ]. Similarly, transportation...

..., uninterrupted flows through channels. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Distribution channels Export Imports International trade Logistics Marketing channels INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS CHANNELS 3 T hree channels are discussed to help understand international marketing and distribution better. International...