Logistics management: Critical Thinking

In today’s highly competitive, extremely variable and dynamic environment, many firms are
seeking solutions. Supply chain management becomes more sophisticated and the
difference between what firms want to achieve and what they can do in-house continues
to grow, firms begin to realize that doing the right thing becomes more interesting than doing
everything. Accordingly, they becoming better focused and more specialized by outsourcing
and offshoring activities that are far from their core businesses. In many cases, firms decide to
outsource this function in whole or in part to agents or third party logistics firms.
Using this concept of offshoring and outsourcing answer the following questions by conceding
any Saudi Local company or any Multinational company.
Question:
1. What are the roles of Third party logistics firms in a smooth running of Supply chain process
of a multinational organization? (1.5 Mark)
2. What are the motivational factors companies going internationally? (1.5 Mark)
3. On what ground companies choose developing countries location for offshoring. Use
examples. (Mention the country and decisive factors) (1.5 Mark)
4. References (Use APA style of referencing (0.5 Mark)

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