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Although the supply chain industry represents the very essence of the global economy, a surprising number of logistics service providers and their clients seem to be having difficulty defining a clear global outsourcing strategy.
I realize that one size does not fit all but thought it might be helpful to develop a brief, generic list that could be used as a guide to developing specific supply chain best practices.
A check of some annual reports and press releases to see what motor carriers themselves had to say about their surcharge programs produces some curious results.
Although it's easy blame the logistics service provider for the breakdown of an outsourcing arrangement, most of the relationship difficulties I've observed result from poor governance on the client's part.
In my June column, I wrote about the continuing effort by Congress and special interest groups to keep Mexican trucks off U.S. roads. Ordinarily, I wouldn't revisit a subject a few months later, but since Congress has chosen to do so, I will too.