Packaging: Transporting packaging is wasteful, adding both weight and volume to products. Therefore, an efficient distribution solution can be to export the basic products and then package those locally with using language-specific packaging. Once again, it can be inefficient for manufacturers to do this and frequently logistics companies carry out locally the packaging, printing instructions and labelling.
Customs clearance: Each country tends to have its own import regulations and tariffs. Navigating through these requires considerable local expertise and logistics companies are often used to facilitate the efficient international movement of goods.
Distribution: Imagine you distribute a product throughout Europe and customers need stock replenished frequently and quickly. One solution would be to set up your own warehouses and distribution vehicles in every country. However, you will realise that this would require vast resources. Almost certainly it would be better to outsource this to a logistics company as that is likely to enjoy great economies of scale. The logistics company can both warehouse the goods locally and provide transport to customers allowing a more just-in-time approach to be taken.
包裝:運輸包裝浪費,增加產(chǎn)品的重量和體積。因此,高效的配送解決方案可以出口基本產(chǎn)品,然后在本地使用當?shù)氐恼Z言再進行包裝。
再次說明,生產(chǎn)商自己完成這個是低效率,然而應由經(jīng)常物流公司開展本地的包裝,印刷說明書和標簽。
通關:每個國家往往擁有自己的進口條例和關稅。
完成這些要求需要大量的本地專業(yè)知識和物流公司以用來促進貨物的有效的國際運動。
分銷:想象一下,你在整個歐洲分銷一種產(chǎn)品,但是客戶更新此產(chǎn)品的速度很快。一個解決辦法是在每一個國家建立自己的倉庫和配送車輛。但是你會發(fā)現(xiàn),這需要大量的資源。幾乎可以肯定,將此外包給一家物流公司將是更好的選擇,因為這可以享受到巨大的規(guī)模經(jīng)濟。該物流公司可以當?shù)赜凶约旱膫}庫,并且可以實現(xiàn)零庫存系統(tǒng)來及時提供運輸服務至客戶處。