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Article: Logistics Alliances Cross European Borders.
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- Logistics Management & Distribution Report
- Article date:
- September 1, 2000
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Global logistics partnerships are creating strong supply chain bonds.
The trend toward global and strategic partnerships is dominating Europe's logistics at the start of the twenty-first century. As focus shifts from minimizing inventories to moving the goods faster and reducing lead times, supply chains are restructuring to focus on order-driven manufacturing. Manufacturers and logistics providers are forming partnerships, and varied logistics parties are forming alliances.
Overall, the complexities of European logistics and the desire to outsource supply chain components have not lessened. Supply chains cross national borders, and European markets are ...