The challenges of international logistics and location

Not every shipment is handled in a standard way through a single distribution pipeline  

1 What are the reasons for a company, such as Nike, with a centralised distribution centre to ship some products directly to customers, not through the distribution centre  

2 What are the reasons to start satellite centres when a company such as Nike has a centralised distribution centre  

3 What are the pros and cons of locating materials handling operations such as labelling and packing in a distribution centre, as opposed to in the factory  

4 What are the pros and cons for a company such as Nike to take on these materials handling services as opposed to leaving them to retail customers  

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The challenges of international logistics and location barriers to international... 

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