Trends in Logistics Management
Friday, 21 June 2013
- Spatial concentration of production
- Spatial concentration of inventory
- Creation of hub-satellite networks
- Development of break-bulk/transshipment systems
2. Realignment of supply chains
- Vertical disintegration of production
- Rationalization of the supply base
- Postponement/local customization
- Increased direct delivery
- Wider distribution of finished products
- Wider geographical sourcing of supplies
- Concentration of international trade on hub ports
3. Rescheduling of product flows
- Time-compression principles applied in retail and manufacturing
- Growth of “nominated day” deliveries and timed delivery systems
- Reverse logistics
4. Management of transport resources
- Changes in freight modal split
- Reduction in international transport cost
5. Changes in product design
- Modularity
Source: Adapted from Technical University of Berlin (2002, p. 8).
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