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EVIDENCIA 1: WRITING AND ESSAY ABOUT LOGISTICS COSTS

NATALIA ANDREA BLANCO CERVANTES DANIELA CORONADO VERA CESAR AUGUSTO ARDILA CASTRO YENNY MARCELA MARTÍN CASTILLO APRENDICES

JOSE HELBERT VARGAS VARGAS INSTRUCTOR

SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE TECNÓLOGO NEGOCIACION INTERNACIONAL BOGOTÁ, 2018

BUSINESS COMPETITION IN THE INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION

The International Physical Distribution, known by its acronym DFI (Distribución Fisica Internacional), is the logistic process that is developed around placing a product in the international market complying with the terms negotiated between the seller and the buyer. Its main objective is to reduce to the maximum the times, costs and risk that may be generated during the journey, from the point of departure at origin to the point of delivery at destination. Business competitiveness ensures the survival of companies in the long-term market, in all segments to which they want to access with products, in the local and international context. One of the strategies to achieve this competitiveness is the successful planning of the international physical distribution, in terms of costs and activities involved in the process, taking into account that within the logistics chain they represent a representative item. This planning will materialize in cost reduction, inventory optimization, improvement in customer service levels, optimization of transportation routes and adequate selection of means and modes of transport. Due to the growth of international trade, both countries and companies must know in detail all the processes required for the proper commercialization of their products. That is why international logistics are a decisive part involved in the handling of goods. DFI, an international physical distribution, that vary according to the type of product that will be commercialized and its philosophy is to put the product at the required location, at the exact time it is needed, at a reasonable cost. The use of a DFI is an indicator that helps to differentiate one company from another competitively, since each one seeks to implement the best solutions for the logistics of its products. Now a concern arises. Is it worthwhile to implement different strategies for international physical distribution, regardless of the costs that these imply for companies and countries?

One of the biggest challenges of transportation nowadays is oil prices. The movement of cargo depends to a great extent on increasingly expensive and finite fossil fuels, mainly diesel fuel. The great paradox that we find in this situation is that undoubtedly with greater demand for exports and imports of products around the world, the operational logistics costs increase as well. We can see the clear example of the USA where a large part of these costs increase due to the logistic of cargo handling in the main ports and thereafter the large chain that covers these operations. For example, the roads are forced to expand and adapt since the increase on import/export operation cause deterioration to the roads. For this reason, we consider that this expenses must be taken into account, as they may not affect directly to an exporter which capacity of operation is reduced, nonetheless it clearly affects big worldwide operations and it must undoubtedly be taken into account in the country’s economy plans. In Colombia we have an even greater challenge, many believe that because of our geographical location we must feel privileged, but unfortunately the government do not see or don’t want to take advantage of that privilege, the monopoly of cargo trucks makes transporting products a titanic and expensive task, where real costs of the operation are not taken into account, where the roads are in unfavorable conditions and the internal conflict, causes the risks and operational costs to increase. For this reason, we consider it a monumental task to try to become a large exporter when the conditions are not given in our country. BIBLIOGRAPHY 

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