... 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...

... on [the appropriate] profit level”. Colgate would like to negotiate six monthly contracts with a single supplier of anhydrous sodium sulphate. Quality is the most important customer service element to Colgate, although they are of the view that the “quality from any western source is similar”. Price...

... shopping. Certain shipper characteristics appear indicative of shipper enthusiasm for adopting the one‐stop shopping concept. Formulates implications of these findings for global carriers. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Comparative method Export Imports Logistics Management Transport During...

... for production. Political connections are often critically important, and how much pull one wants to use up(and how much bribery one wants to pay) depends on the value of the shipment. This example is typical. The factory was not substantially different from most of those we negotiated with and worked...

..., 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...