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标题：Global Transportation – Review of Challenges and Best Practices
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作者：Pradeep Kumar Tiwari ; Prashant Trivedi
期刊名称：International Journal of Management and Business Studies
印刷版ISSN：2231-2463
电子版ISSN：2230-9519
出版年度：2012
卷号：2
期号：3
出版社：Cosmic Journals
摘要：With the Globalization gaining more prominence, both sourcing and distribution have become global, opening up a wide range of opportunities for retailers in their end to end supply chain. Global sourcing has resulted in import volumes going up significantly. Global top retailers are importing o ver 30 % of their volu mes towards a better financial performance and greater choice to the end consumer. This paper, with focus on global transportation, brings ou t some of the key challeng es an d best practices in various segments of in-bound supply chain as retailers pursue global sourcing strategies. It covers various aspects of overseas in-land transportation and international trade logistics from the perspective of retailers in India
关键词：Globalization; Retailers; Transportation; Optimization