Does Your International Supply Chain Measure Up?
According to Aberdeen Research, international shipment costs twice as much, takes five times as long and has five times the lead time variability of a domestic shipment.
The increased complexity and multi-party nature of global supply chains has led to longer lead times, more in-transit and multi-channel inventory, and the need to control downstream and upstream logistics.
All those costs add up, which means that a 1% investment in international supply chain efficiency will yield a far greater return than investment in the domestic supply chain.
So why do so many companies invest so little in their international operational readiness?
Today’s global supply chain requires more than basic track-and-trace functionality. It involves a control tower approach, a high degree of operational readiness, and synchronization of end-to-end activities, internationally, domestically, and combined.
The Aberdeen Group’s new report investigates:
- The significant performance gap between global leaders and laggards
- The automation strategies that top performers deploy to save over $17 million annually
- The steps your company can take to achieve operational readiness
The End-to-End Domestic and International Supply-Demand Landscape
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