The main components revealing the structure and organization of supply chains.
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Value chains and freight transport systems (update)
Overview of the three main stages in a value chain and the associated freight transport systems.
Continue readingProduct life cycle (update)
An overview of the classic product life cycle perspective and its main stages.
Continue readingUpdate of PowerPoint Slides
The PowerPoint slides have been updated to reflect the latest content changes and graphical improvements. This material can only be used for educational purposes.
Continue readingCommodity chains and added value (update)
Trying to improve the representation of the classic “smile curve” about added value along a value chain.
Continue readingThe expansion strategies of multinationals (new page)
Added a new page depicting the main expansion strategies of multinationals, usually to assess new pools of resources, expand markets, lower production costs or access technologies.
Continue readingThe last-mile in inland freight distribution (update)
The challenges of massification versus atomization in inland freight distribution.
Continue readingThe concepts of offshoring, nearshoring and farshoring
Outsourcing can take place without offshoring and offshoring can occur without outsourcing.
Continue readingExpansion strategies for corporations (update)
The three conventional directions for expansion as a corporation grows, including vertical and horizontal integration, as well as outsourcing.
Continue readingThe core principles of transport geography (update)
The page suggests eight core principles defining transport geography.
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