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Supply chains that stretch over different countries on different continents are one of the defining characteristics of globalization. At its core, global supply chain management comprises logistics, purchasing (sourcing), operations and marketing channels. This chapter starts by illustrating the key benefits of global supply chain management. This is followed by a look at the main factors that drive inbound and outbound sourcing and logistics decisions. Next, the focus is put on the design and management of global marketing channels, and finally on some important trends in international supply chain and distribution channels.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Hult et al. (2014).

  2. 2.

    Staude (1987).

  3. 3.

    Hult et al. (2014).

  4. 4.

    Yip and Hult (2012).

  5. 5.

    Takeishi (2001).

  6. 6.

    Insinga and Werle (2000).

  7. 7.

    Graf et al. (2013).

  8. 8.

    Keegan and Schlegelmilch (2001).

  9. 9.

    ANXeBusiness Corp (2015).

  10. 10.

    UNCTAD Secretariat (2013).

  11. 11.

    United Nations Environment Programme (2012).

  12. 12.

    UNCTAD Secretariat (2013).

  13. 13.

    Alon and Herbert (2009).

  14. 14.

    Hult et al. (2014).

  15. 15.

    Please see Chap. 10 for a more detailed discussion of ethical issues.

  16. 16.

    Mudambi and Aggarwal (2003).

  17. 17.

    Kalafatis (2000).

  18. 18.

    Hadi and Harsh (2010).

  19. 19.

    Lawton (2007).

  20. 20.

    Zentes et al. (2005).

  21. 21.

    WN.com (2001).

  22. 22.

    Wallace et al. (2009).

  23. 23.

    Hibbard et al. (2001).

  24. 24.

    Frazier and Kersi (1995).

  25. 25.

    Anderson et al. (1997).

  26. 26.

    Drummond and Ensor (2005).

  27. 27.

    Dimitrova and Rosenbloom (2010).

  28. 28.

    Gal-Or (1995).

  29. 29.

    McIntyre and Huszagh (1995).

  30. 30.

    Bernard et al. (2010).

  31. 31.

    Seiders et al. (2000).

  32. 32.

    Samiee (1995).

  33. 33.

    Sheng (2010).

  34. 34.

    Feuling (2010).

  35. 35.

    Quer et al. (2010).

  36. 36.

    Hadi and Harsh (2010).

  37. 37.

    Rosenbloom (2007).

  38. 38.

    Samli (2004).

  39. 39.

    Cachon and Lariviere (2001).

  40. 40.

    Pahud de Mortanges and Vossen (1999).

  41. 41.

    Johnson and Batt (2009).

  42. 42.

    Prince and Davies (2000).

  43. 43.

    Myers and Griffith (1999).

  44. 44.

    Chen (2002).

  45. 45.

    Kersi et al. (2004).

  46. 46.

    Birchall (2011).

  47. 47.

    Harrop (2009).

  48. 48.

    Orsini (2014).

  49. 49.

    Schlegelmilch and Öberseder (2007) and Pedersen (2009).

  50. 50.

    Hicks (2007).

  51. 51.

    Downs (2007).

  52. 52.

    Thottam (2005).

  53. 53.

    Öberseder et al. (2013).

  54. 54.

    Lee (2010).

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Schlegelmilch, B.B. (2016). Global Supply Chains and Distribution Networks. In: Global Marketing Strategy. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26279-6_7

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