Innovation : Location Matters

Summary by:kalammunyeng

This article published in 2001 issue of MIT Sloan Management Review. In this article, Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern argued that innovation is strongly affected by location, which is the external environment for innovation. They stated that there is a shift in challenges for competitiveness, especially in advanced nations and regions. The challenges faced a decade ago were restructurization, lower cost and raise quality.

Today, operational improvement is given and many companies are able to acquire and deploy the best current technology. He also argued that producing standard products using standard methods will not sustain competitive advantage, on the other hand, they must be able to compete in the global frontier.
They also state that the vitality of innovation in a location is shaped by national innovative capacity. National capacity is defined as a country’s potential to produce a stream of commercially relevant innovations. Not only the realized level of innovation, but also reflects the fundamental conditions, investments, and policy choices that create the environmental for innovation in a particular location. For this, Porter and Stern proposed a framework to identify the sources of innovative capacity that enable a nation to innovate at the global frontier.
Finally in the end he pointed out several implications for innovation management, i.e. (1) Locate R&D investments and commercialize new technologies in environments with strong innovative capacity, (2) Proactively access the local strength, and (3) enhance local innovative capacity. He also suggested a broader agenda for innovation management that managers must also manage the process of how their compabies enhance and take advantage of opportunities in the local government.
Although Porter is considered to be “a guru” in corporate competitive advantage and value chain, but with his track record of national competitiveness study in his book, “Competitive Advantage of Nations”, this article would not only benefit corporations but government officials as well in spurring innovation in a region.

Innovation : Location Matters Originally published in Shvoong: http://www.shvoong.com/business-management/1920577-innovation-location-matters/
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What Is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product ?

Summary by:kalammunyeng

What is the right supply chain for your product ? A question was asked by Marshall L. Fisher in his article on the topic. The article also titled, “What is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product ?”, was published in March-April 1997 in the Harvard Business Review. The question was raised due to various improvements on supply chain has been done, but still it’s performance has never been worse.

In some cases, costs have soar to unprecedented levels. It seems, new ideas and technology implemented haven’t lead to improved performance.
Based upon his ten years research on supply chain issues in diverse industries such as food, fashion, apparel and automobiles he devised a framework which helps managers to decide which supply would be best for managers. It helps managers understand the nature of the demand for their products and devise the supply chain that can best satisfy that demand.
He argued that the first and most important step in devising effective supply chain strategy is to understand the nature of the demand for the products one’s company supplies. He found that if one classifies products on the basis of their demand patterns, they fall into one of two categories : they are either primarily functional or primarily innovative. Each category requires a distinctly different kind of supply chain. The root cause of the problem would be the mismatch between the type of the product and the type of supply chain. Functional products require an efficient process, on the other hand innovatif products require a responsive process.

What Is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product ? Originally published in Shvoong: http://www.shvoong.com/business-management/1920578-right-supply-chain-product/
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Making it Big in the Era of Global Outsourcing

Author: michaelrussell

Companies that offer outsourcing services across the world are the buzz of today’s information age. Their fundamental job responsibilities are concerned with call center outsourcing as well as Customer Relationship Management.

Why To Outsource Call Center Services?

Whenever the one term outsourcing is mentioned, people start thinking about call centers. These call centers are responsible for answering the outbound or inbound telephone calls. They help the organization by providing customer support services in areas like sales, telemarketing, marketing, non-technical / technical support and customer services.
CRM is one of the most important activities for retaining your customer base. Outsourcing CRM activities to offshore locations allows the organizations to provide better and specialized skills at easily affordable rates.

Services Offered By Call Centers

By outsourcing the call centers to offshore locations, organizations can focus more on their managerial responsibilities and primary business processes as the entire outbound and inbound call center requirements are handled by these outsourcing services. Various solutions provided by these call centers are:

CATI Services

Services for Chat Support and Email Support

Telemarketing Outsourcing services

Services for inbound call center

Services for technical helpdesk and disaster recovery



Call Centers In India

Indian call centers are renowned for their efficiency, quality and value addition capabilities as far as customer processes are concerned. They provide high tech call center facilities along with highly capable communications technologies for the purpose of ensuring 24/7 service. The reason behind such a developed offshore outsourcing infrastructure in India is the large English speaking community. Also the hourly labor costs are quite less in India which results in increased profits for the companies. Most of the Fortune 500 organizations have outsourced their call center requirements to Indian cities such as Bangalore, Calcutta, Mumbai, Chennai and Pune.

Tips To Stay Ahead In Outsourcing

With the competition increasing with each passing day, it is really essential that outsourcing service providers come out with some new ways for winning and retaining customers. Certain things which will help in this regard are:

Allow web-based access to trend analysis results and real-time dashboards.

Seek Quality certifications such as ISO 9001:2000, adopt Six Sigma techniques and undergo audits by third parties such as eSCM and COPC.

Keep on improving the technological competencies by seeking continuous market feedback.

About the Author:

Technology can only be termed as useful when it is handled by proper people. Similarly Call Center Outsourcing services can remain profitable only if the workforce always stays ahead of the competition so that the customer faith is retained. As far as the future outlook is concerned, the Offshore Outsourcing market is only going to grow from here on.

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Mcdonalds India Supply Chain

Author: Amit Singh Bisht

McDonalds India Supply Chain:

Supply Chain is one of the critical factors for the smooth functioning of any business. And when we are talking about fast food business with McDonald’s as the subject of the study it can expected a Supply Chain model of one of the highest precisions. It is this unmatched Supply Chain Structure, which not just ensures on time delivery of raw materials and supplies to McDonalds but also enables it to cut down on its cost and maximize profitability along with maintaining highest quality standards of its products.

The level of commitment of McDonalds can be gauged from the fact that even before it set up its first restaurant in the country it infused Rs 400 Crore to set up its delivery mechanism. McDonald’s initiative to set up an efficient supply chain and deploy state-of-art technology changed the entire Indian fast food industry and raised the standards of performance to international levels.

As already mentioned, McDonalds had been working on its supply chain even before it opened its first joint in the country. McDonalds, an international brand which was trying to make inroads into the country, developed its Indian partners in such a manner that they stayed with the company from the beginning. The success of McDonalds India was achieved by sourcing all its required products from within the country. To ensure this, McDonalds developed local businesses, which can supply it highest quality products. Today, McDonalds India works with 38 different suppliers on a long term basis and several other stand alone restaurants for its various other requirements. McDonald’s distribution centres in India came in the following order: Noida and Kalamboli (Mumbai) in 1996, Bangalore in 2004, and the latest one in Kolkata (2007). McDonald's entered its first distribution partnership agreement with Radha Krishna Foodland, a part of the Radha Krishna Group engaged in food-related service businesses. The association goes back to July 1993, when it studied the nuances of McDonald's operations and requirements for the Indian market. As distribution centres, the company was responsible for procurement, the quality inspection programme, storage, inventory management, deliveries to the restaurants and data collection, recording and reporting. Value-added services like shredding of lettuce, re-packing of promotional items continued since then at the centres playing a vital role in maintaining the integrity of the products throughout the entire 'cold chain'.

Cold Chain was one of the unique concepts of McDonalds supply chain in India, on which it had spent more than six years to get the system into place. This system brought about a veritable revolution, immensely benefiting the farmers at one end and enabling customers at retail counters get the highest quality food products, absolutely fresh and at great value. Through its unique cold chain, McDonalds has been able to both cut down on its operational wastage, as well as maintain the freshness and nutritional value of raw and processed food products. This has involved procurement, warehousing, transportation and retailing of perishable food products, all under controlled temperatures. The following list of suppliers, who build up the major supply chain of McDonalds, reveal how this ‘Cold Chain’ works and contributes towards the efficiency of McDonalds.

Dynamix Dairy Industries (Supplier of Cheese):

Dynamix has brought immense benefits to farmers in Baramati, Maharashtra by setting up a network of milk collection centres equipped with bulk coolers. Easy accessibility has enabled farmers augment their income by finding a new market for surplus milk. The factory has:

• Fully automatic international standard processing facility.


• Capability to convert milk into cheese, butter/ghee, skimmed milk powder, lactose, casein & whey protein and humanized baby food.


• Stringent quality control measures and continuous Research & Development

From farm two degrees Celsius in 90 minutes is the first step to quality. For example, the Rs 262-crore Dynamix Dairy Industries, located in Baramati in Pune district of Maharashtra, manufactures cheese slices for McDonald’s at 10 metric tonnes per month. Dynamix has helped set up 15 bulk cooling centres throughout the district from which it purchases milk. Each cooling centre, which is equipped with modern measuring and testing equipment and a large cooling tank, is not more than a few kilometers away from local dairy farms. A farmer can deliver milk even twice a day on his bicycle and get a printed receipt on the spot, which also lists the quality of the milk supplied by him as per fat content, colour and solids content. If the milk is sub-standard or adulterated, it is rejected on the spot. A batch of milk can vary from one litre to 10 litres, or more. Each batch is mixed in one large stainless steel cooler and chilled immediately to two degrees Celsius to stop bacterial growth and preserve freshness. From this point onwards, until just before the burger is actually served in a McDonald’s restaurant hundreds of kilometers away, the temperature is never allowed to increase. When the refrigerated milk arrives at the Dynamix plant at Baramati, the milk in every single tanker is thoroughly tested and rejected if found sub-standard, adulterated or contaminated. The sophisticated testing lab can check fat content with an accuracy of 0.1 per cent. It can even detect minute traces of pesticides or antibiotics administered to cows. This instant feedback and the rejection of the entire tanker-load forces farmers to follow the best practices in terms of animal husbandry, use proper feeds, cut down on the indiscriminate use of pesticides and animal medicines and completely stop even the slightest attempts at adulteration.

Trikaya Agriculture (Supplier of Iceberg Lettuce):

Implementation of advanced agricultural practices has enabled Trikaya to successfully grow specialty crops like iceberg lettuce, special herbs and many oriental vegetables. Farm infrastructure features:

• A specialized nursery with a team of agricultural experts.


• Drip and sprinkler irrigation in raised farm beds with fertilizer mixing plant.


• Pre-cooling room and a large cold room for post harvest handling.


• Refrigerated truck for transportation.

Trikaya Agriculture, a major supplier of iceberg lettuce to McDonald's India, is one such enterprise that is an intrinsic part of the cold chain. Exposure to better agricultural management practices and sharing of advanced agricultural technology by McDonald's has made Trikaya Agriculture extremely conscious of delivering its products with utmost care and quality. Initially lettuce could only be grown during the winter months but with McDonald's expertise in the area of agriculture, Trikaya Farms in Talegaon, Maharashtra, is now able to grow this crop all the year round. McDonald's has provided assistance in the selection of high quality seeds, exposed the farms to advanced drip-irrigation technology, and helped develop a refrigerated transportation system allowing a small agri-business in Maharashtra to provide fresh, high-quality lettuce to McDonald's urban restaurant locations thousands of kilometers away. Post harvest facilities at Trikaya include a cold chain consisting of a pre-cooling room to remove field heat, a large cold room and a refrigerated van for transportation where the temperature and the relative humidity of the crop is maintained between 1º C and 4º C and 95% respectively. Vegetables are moved into the pre-cooling room within half an hour of harvesting. The pre-cooling room ensures rapid vacuum cooling to 2º C within 90 minutes. The pack house, pre-cooling and cold room are located at the farms itself, ensuring no delay between harvesting, pre-cooling, packaging and cold storage. With this cold chain infrastructure in place, Trikaya Agriculture has also a plan to export this high value product to other international markets, especially to McDonald's Middle East and Asia Pacific operations. McDonald's expertise in packaging, handling and long-distance transportation has helped Trikaya to do trial shipments to the Gulf successfully. In addition to export, McDonald's assistance has enabled Trikaya Agriculture to supply this crop to a number of star-rated hotels, clubs, flight kitchens and offshore catering companies all over India.

Vista Processed Foods Pvt. Ltd. (Supplier of Chicken and Vegetable range of products including Fruit Pies)

A joint venture with OSI Industries Inc., USA, McDonald's India Pvt. Ltd. and Vista Processed Foods Pvt. Ltd., produces a range of frozen chicken and vegetable foods. A world class infrastructure at their plant at Taloja, Maharashtra, has:

• Separate processing lines for chicken and vegetable foods.


• Capability to produce frozen foods at temperature as low as -35 Degree Cel. to retain total freshness.


• International standards, procedures and support services.

Vista Processed Foods Pvt. Ltd., McDonald's suppliers for the chicken and vegetable range of products, is another important player in this cold chain. Technical and financial support extended by OSI Industries Inc., USA and McDonald’s India Private Limited have enabled Vista to set up world-class infrastructure and support services. This includes hi-tech refrigeration plants for manufacture of frozen food at temperatures as low as - 35° C. This is vital to ensure that the frozen food retains it freshness for a long time and the 'cold chain' is maintained. The frozen product is immediately moved to cold storage rooms. With continued assistance from its international partners, Vista has installed hi-tech equipment for both the chicken and vegetable processing lines, which reflect the latest food processing technology (de-boning, blending, forming, coating, frying and freezing). For the vegetable range, the latest vegetable mixers and blenders are in operation. Also, keeping cultural sensitivities in mind, both processing lines are absolutely segregated and utmost care is taken to ensure that the vegetable products do not mix with the non-vegetarian products. Now, at Vista, a very wide range of frozen and nutritious chicken and vegetable products is available. Ongoing R&D, both locally and in the parent companies, work towards innovation in taste, nutritional value and convenience. These products, besides being supplied to McDonald's, are also offered to institutions like star-rated hotels, hospitals, project sites, caterers, corporate canteens, schools and colleges, restaurants, food service establishments and coffee shops. Today, production of better quality frozen foods that are both nutritious and fresh has made Vista Processed Foods Pvt. Ltd. a name to reckon within the industry.

Radhakrishna Foodland (Distribution Centres for Delhi and Mumbai)

An integral part of the Radhakrishna Group, Foodland specializes in handling large volumes, providing the entire range of services including procurement, quality inspection, storage, inventory management, deliveries, data collection, recording and reporting. Salient strengths are :

• A one-stop shop for all distribution management services.


• Dry and cold storage facility to store and transport perishable products at temperatures upto -22 Degree Cel.


• Effective process control for minimum distribution cost.

McDonald's local supply networks through Radhakrishna Foodland, which operates distribution centres (DCs) for McDonald's restaurants in Mumbai and Delhi. The DCs have focused all their resources to meet McDonald's expectation of 'Cold, Clean, and On-Time Delivery' and plays a very vital role in maintaining the integrity of the products throughout the entire 'cold chain'. Ranging from liquid products coming from Punjab to lettuce from Pune, the DC receives items from different parts of the country. These items are stored in rooms with different temperature zones and are finally dispatched to the McDonald's restaurants on the basis of their requirements. The company has both cold and dry storage facilities with capability to store products up to -22º C as well as delivery trucks to transport products at temperatures ranging from room temperature to frozen state.

Amrit Food (Supplier of long life UHT Milk and Milk Products for Frozen Desserts)

Amrit Food, an ISO 9000 company, manufactures widely popular brands –

Gagan Milk and Nandan Ghee at its factory at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

The factory has:

• State-of-the-art fully automatic machinery requiring no human contact with product, for total hygiene.


• Installed capacity of 6000 ltrs/hr for producing homogenized UHT (Ultra High Temperature) processed milk and milk products.


• Strict quality control supported by a fully equipped quality control laboratory.

All suppliers adhere to Indian government regulations on food, health and hygiene while continuously maintaining McDonald's recognized standards. As the ingredients move from farms to processing plants to the restaurant, McDonald's Quality Inspection Programme (QIP) carries out quality checks at over 20 different points in the Cold Chain system. Setting up of the Cold Chain has also enabled it to cut down on operational wastage

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) is a systematic approach to food safety that emphasizes prevention within its suppliers' facility and restaurants rather than detection through inspection of illness or presence of microbiological data. Based on HACCP guidelines, control points and critical control points for all McDonald's major food processing plants and restaurants in India have been identified. The limits have been established for those followed by monitoring, recording and correcting any deviations. The HACCP verification is done at least twice in a year and certified.

The relationship between McDonald's and its Indian suppliers is mutually beneficial. As McDonald's expands in India, the supplier gets the opportunity to expand his business, have access to the latest in food technology, exposure to advanced agricultural practices and the ability to grow or to export. There are many cases of local suppliers operating out of small towns who have benefited from their association with McDonald's India.

About the Author:

AMIT SINGH BISHT

B.E. , MBA IBS HYDERABAD (PURSUING)

bishtsinghamit@gmail.com

09705858331

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Modern Warehousing and Storage-Allowing The Supply Chain To Work Properly

Author: Jose Edwin

Industrial frame for modern warehousing and storage is a required aspect. But why we need this is still a big question. In this piece of writing we will explore the importance of modern warehousing and storage.

Industries are growing thus storage of products is also growing as a big matter of concern. If the storage capacity is backed up with better availabilities then raw materials can be storage in a good manner. It can be controlled properly. But this is not indicating that the area for warehousing needs to be reducing in a huge amount. On the other hand the warehouse is growing bigger day by day. Total determined area for warehouse is growing along with its equipments and racks. Well, pallet racks and drive in racks are also becoming an important element for the modern warehousing.



Well, as per the global supply chains, modern warehousing and storage has been going great with it performances. Its functions have been increased significantly and this has exactly proven to be effective enough for a smooth flow of supply chain. There are many countries where modern logistics is not only the resource that is catering the whole country rather modern warehousing and storage has shown the real way of development.


Well, now day's financial services are really depending on modern warehouse and storage to perform well. In this regard warehouse equipments and logistic banks are also playing a good part in supporting the financial stability. This can bring enough good reason for industries to grow their business periphery.

Well, fixing the right position for modern warehousing and storage is also a matter of concern. This can be managed through following criteria:

· For national economy, modern day's services can achieve this target.


· For modern logistics it is one of the prime foundation that can bring a whole new look for the entire operation.


· For supply chain it is one of the most vital nodes that can regulate the center.


However, the actual meaning of modern warehousing and storage can be defined as a current task that has soften the over acceptance of logistics. Theoretically, it is the consideration to make perfect logistics and its associated elements. With respect to development, modern warehousing and storage can show the real way for many middle and little storage organizations. It can assist the supply chain to operate smoothly and can stores materials at times.

About the Author:

The author is a well known face in the logistics industry of Spain and provides good tips and information on Logistics in Spain

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eCommerce for Import Export Companies

Author: Nowshade Kabir

This year, according to eMarketer, one billion people worldwide will have Internet access and nearly 250 million households will have broadband. Although, Asia accounts for 56 percent of world population, but only 10 percent has access to the Internet at present. With the rapid economic development of Asian countries this figure will increase dramatically in the coming years. This ubiquitous presence of the Internet is forcing companies to embrace the Internet as a marketing and sales channel aggressively. Many companies have adopted Internet based technologies to streamline their crucial business processes and benefiting enormously from it.

Import Export companies are no difference! Most export import companies are using the Internet to augment customer base, tap into new markets, research competitors, find new products and evaluate country opportunities. However, many of these same companies are still slow in implementing eBusiness features in their daily business activities and, as a result, fail to garner true value from the use of the Internet. Trading companies - those which are still not doing online business transactions - should follow the examples of their retail counterparts and adopt eCommerce strategies.

According to a recent study conducted by Forrester Research, retail sales are expected to rise 20 percent to US$ 211.4 billion - a two fold increase from only three years ago. Whether you are in exporting or importing business it does not make any difference, by using eCommerce and adding some of the basic eBusiness functions to your website you can also profit from this trend.

Electronic commerce is the process of selling products through the Internet. There are two distinct segments of eCommerce - Business to Business and Business to Consumers. Retailers are mostly involved in B2C and import export traders are often more in the B2B sector. That's why you need to realize that the components of eCommerce you may need in your website will be based on your business specifics. In general, all eCommerce sites are a combination of some of the following business functionalities:

• An eCatalog so that buyers can browse through the products you have to offer

• Product specification that gives detailed technical and delivery information

• A feature that allows sending request for quote online (RFQ)

• A product order placing system - normally a shopping cart

• Ability to view order status

• Sending a notification if a new product added to the catalogue which was requested by a prospective buyer

• At least one payment method. For small orders you should have a merchant account.

• Purchase order sending ability. Buyers should be able to send PO for the products readily available or the contracts already negotiated with you.

• Billing system should generate invoices automatically

Once you implemented these features there is virtually no geographic restriction on where you can sell your products. If you are an export company you may consider translating your eCommerce site to the language of your targeted market. This gives you an extra ability to leverage your sales endeavour.

Benefits of eCommerce

Increase revenue: By implementing eCommerce you are opening a new sales channel. Study shows, a well prepared eCommerce strategy can increase sales from mere 10 percent to several times within the first six month of implementation. There is a possibility that order size per customer will also increase thanks to some eCommerce functionalities like advanced eCatalog, Notification service, order status viewing system and ability to offer related products.

Expand client base: Depending on the exposure of your site, you can acquire customers from every corner of the world. You are no longer confined to any geographic area.

Reach niche market segments: You can market your eCommerce site by pin pointing a specific market segment with the help of the Internet.

Lower operating costs: Your eCommerce site will eliminate or reduce workloads of sales and support force. Marketing on the Internet is significantly cheaper than in offline world. You will also benefit from lower telecommunication costs, losses incurred from document errors, inventory and sales management costs. This will have direct impact on your company bottom line.

Better customer service: The ability to provide decisive information, real time interaction with customers and customer relationship management functionalities allow you to serve your customers better and help increase customer retention.

Enhance your company image: A well-managed, robust and user-friendly eCommerce site enhances positive image of a company.

Are you ready for eCommerce?

Before you implement an eCommerce plan, you need to figure out as an exporter or importer how viable it is for you right now? Are you going to receive the benefits mentioned above? Will the customers from different geographical location benefit from your new service channel? How critical is a well-described product specification for your customers?

Any company no matter how small or big it is from an eCommerce site no doubt it will benefit immensely from an eCommerce site. But the question is, are you ready to commit enough time and money to make your new venture successful?

Developing your eCommerce site

Depending on the type of eCommerce site you are planning to build it might take somewhere from three months to over a year.

There are several ways of starting an eCommerce site.

Building in house: You should consider developing your eCommerce site in house only if you have significant experience in this field. In order to build a successful eCommerce site you will need a team of experts in programming, designing, copy writing, and, most importantly, a project manager with the knowledge of your business model, enough technical proficiency and experience so that the system gets developed on time with expected business functionalities.

Outsourcing: There is no doubt that outsourcing is more cost effective and less time consuming for most of the companies. The only thing is you have to choose the organization which will build your site carefully and professionally.

Using web stores: If you are constrained by time or would like to take advantage of eCommerce immediately you can also get eCommerce site from online service providers. These web stores have all the needed functionalities for a true eCommerce site. Some of them are also capable of providing supply chain management and other key business automation abilities. Check out sites like Rusbiz.com.

While implementing eCommerce strategy you need to remember that eCommerce just enhances and complements your present business model but the fundamentals of your business remain the same. However, eCommerce with it's innate flexible nature may open new business horizons for you with all the risk and reward implications.

About the Author:

Nowshade Kabir is the CEO of http://www.rusbiz.com, a leading B2B portal with many unique B2B functionalities. On http://trade-leads.rusbiz.com you can post export import related trade leads. For outsourcing your eCommerce website requirement check out http://www.rusbiz.com/design_package.html.

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What is Supply Chain Management ?

Author: Damian Burke

Also known as a logistics network, a supply chain is a system of organised processes for the streamlined transport of goods or information from end to end. But the strategic architecture of workload is not enough, your production line needs to be monitored and managed by a responsible carrier.

Not only does supply chain management mean that your goods leave the factory floor hot off the presses, but with cargo storage management, transportation logistics, digital processing and reliable service, your operations can be simplified and transformed into automated efficiency.

How Does A Supply Chain Work?

Simple supply chains work along a linear path, either delivering from production line to the destination, or as a single important step in a process – all to ensure that your business runs like clock work.

The effectiveness of supply chains can be maximised with the intersection of other processes and multi-directional traffic in what’s called a supply chain network. The brand owner is often not involved in fully integrated supply chain, handing over the responsibility to the carrier, or network of third party carriers.

Communication and co-ordination between the points of transportation, and advanced electronic information allow for precise tracking and a smooth ride.

From importing raw materials to delivering the finished product to the final recipient or consignee, supply chain management can maximise your production line potential.

Why Do I Need a Supply Chain Management Company?

A structured chain of processes which will ensure that productivity and delivery are never compromised will optimise the efficiency of your operation, as well as organise the necessary legal paper work and insurance coverage for your cargo.

There are many supply chain management companies around the globe offering flexible shipping services. It’s up to you to find one that supplies the perfect business to business solutions for your seamless transportation needs.

About the Author:

South African Container Depots (SACD) are the leaders in import/export and supply chain management in the country, with a range of flexible services and operations located in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Secunda, Durban and Port Elizabeth.



http://www.sacd.co.za

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