GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

STRUCTURES: AN OVERVIEW OF

STRUCTURES: AN OVERVIEW OF

CURRENT TRENDS

CURRENT TRENDS

AYSE AVCI

AYSE AVCI

SZKOLA GLOWNA

SZKOLA GLOWNA

GOSPODARSTWA WIEJSKIEGO

GOSPODARSTWA WIEJSKIEGO

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

Globalization is both a growing force in our

Globalization is both a growing force in our

daily lives and a subject of rapidly

daily lives and a subject of rapidly

intensifying depate. Much less evident in

intensifying depate. Much less evident in

prevailing discourse, but surely of equal

prevailing discourse, but surely of equal

practical significance, is a new

practical significance, is a new

regionalism that appears to be on the

regionalism that appears to be on the

rise, and that is rooted in a series of

rise, and that is rooted in a series of

dense nodes of human labor and

dense nodes of human labor and

communal life scattered across the world.

communal life scattered across the world.

The new regionalism stands in

The new regionalism stands in

opposition to the view of the world as

opposition to the view of the world as

a borderless space of flows that is

a borderless space of flows that is

sometimes set forth in discussions of

sometimes set forth in discussions of

the future course of international

the future course of international

development. It does not represent

development. It does not represent

the antithesis of globalizition,

the antithesis of globalizition,

however, but is its counterpart in a

however, but is its counterpart in a

world from which geography has not

world from which geography has not

yet been –and can not yet be-

yet been –and can not yet be-

abolished

abolished

.

.

AFFECTION IN GLOBAL

AFFECTION IN GLOBAL

LOGISTIC

LOGISTIC

In global logistics contemporary literature

In global logistics contemporary literature

describes today’s trends through the

describes today’s trends through the

following main logistical developments:

following main logistical developments:

1.Globalisation

1.Globalisation

2.Time-based competition

2.Time-based competition

3.Outsourcing of non-core activities

3.Outsourcing of non-core activities

4.Postponement and value-added logistics

4.Postponement and value-added logistics

5.Differentiation in distribution structures

5.Differentiation in distribution structures

CONVENTIONAL

CONVENTIONAL

DISTRIBUTION

DISTRIBUTION

STRUCTURES

STRUCTURES

Especially global distribution

Especially global distribution

structures can structure by

structures can structure by

supply chains in different

supply chains in different

ways. A typology of

ways. A typology of

physical distribution

physical distribution

systems in multi-national

systems in multi-national

corporations are described

corporations are described

by Picard (1982).

by Picard (1982).

These four models are:

These four models are:



Direct system

Direct system



Classical system

Classical system



Transit system

Transit system



Multi-country warehouse

Multi-country warehouse



Direct system: All inventory near its factory

Direct system: All inventory near its factory

is concentrated by the manufacturer.

is concentrated by the manufacturer.

Orders are delivered from stock

Orders are delivered from stock



Classical system: The system combines

Classical system: The system combines

shipments and saves high inventory levels

shipments and saves high inventory levels

near the market

near the market



Transit system: This system combines a

Transit system: This system combines a

fast continental interior movement of goods.

fast continental interior movement of goods.

Using the transit system has changed since

Using the transit system has changed since

1980s

1980s



Multi-country warehouse: This system is

Multi-country warehouse: This system is

used to serve a couple of countries on the

used to serve a couple of countries on the

same continental interior

same continental interior

NEW LOGISTIC

NEW LOGISTIC

CONCEPTON

CONCEPTON

Direct distribution structures are used by

Direct distribution structures are used by

multionational corporations. Inventory

multionational corporations. Inventory

is kept to a minimum. LSP needs to

is kept to a minimum. LSP needs to

innovate. LSPs have suffered from a low

innovate. LSPs have suffered from a low

profile outside (and even inside) those

profile outside (and even inside) those

organisations and bodies that are

organisations and bodies that are

involved. Some find this surprising.

involved. Some find this surprising.

Others point out that it may be

Others point out that it may be

indicative of their lack of importance at

indicative of their lack of importance at

a local level

a local level

.

.

CONCLUSION:NEW LOGISTIC

CONCLUSION:NEW LOGISTIC

MANAGEMENT REASON

MANAGEMENT REASON

Dominating the global distribution

Dominating the global distribution

structures

structures

are the most powerfull than traditional

are the most powerfull than traditional

distribution structures. Multinational

distribution structures. Multinational

corporations are like cost-

corporations are like cost-

effectiveness,

effectiveness,

flexibility and responsiveness. Because

flexibility and responsiveness. Because

multinational corporations do focus on

multinational corporations do focus on

new goals.

new goals.

Today innovation in global distribution

Today innovation in global distribution

structures are found. We explained what is

structures are found. We explained what is

global distribution stuctures and how many

global distribution stuctures and how many

systems in global distribution structures. We

systems in global distribution structures. We

tried to inform

tried to inform

affection in global logistic.

affection in global logistic.