LOGISTICA E DISTRIBUZIONE
INTERNAZIONALE DELLE
MERCI
PALERMO
MARCH 18, 2005
CONSORCI DE LA ZONA
FRANCA DE BARCELONA
THE DRIVE FORCES
BEHIND THE
LOGISTICS FEVER
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THIS PRESENTATION
WILL BE ON (1):
BEHAVIOUR OF THE 21ST
CENTURY CONSUMER AND ITS
IMPACT ON LOGISTICS
 THE
 HOW
THE NEW MARKET PLACE
IS INFLUENCING LOGISTICS
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THIS PRESENTATION
WILL BE ON (2):
 SOME
OF THE PROBLEMS
CAUSED BY INCREASING
TRAFFIC FLOWS AND
LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES
 SOME
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
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DONT PANIC
THIS WILL BE A LIGHT
PRESENTATION
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LA REVOLUTION
FRANÇAISE
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
THE FACTUAL APPROACH (1)
 ON
JULY 14, 1789:
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THE PARISIANS REVOLTED
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THE BASTILLE WAS
STORMED
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KING LOUIS XVI WAS
GUILLOTINED
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
THE FACTUAL APPROACH (2)
 ABOLITION
OF THE MONARCHY
 SEPARATION OF POWERS
 BIRTH OF THE REPUBLIC
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
THE CAUSAL APPROACH (1)
 INCOMPETENT
MONARCHY
 THE
PRIVILEGES OF THE
CLERGY AND THE NOBILITY
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
THE CAUSAL APPROACH (2)
 THE
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
 THE
INCREASE OF WEALTH OF
THE MIDDLE CLASSES
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
THE CAUSAL APPROACH (3)
 THE
REFUSAL TO PAY NEW
TAXES
 MAJOR
ECONOMIC
DEPRESSION 1787-1788
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
THE FACTUAL APPROACH (4)
 FOOD
SHORTAGES
 AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
BOTH EXPLANATIONS:
 FIT
REALITY
 ARE
IN FACT COMPLEMENTARY
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
BUT THE CAUSAL APPROACH
ALLOWS US TO UNDERSTAND:
WHY A REVOLUTION TOOK
PLACE AND WHY IT HAPPENED
PRECISELY AT THE END OF THE
XVIIITH CENTURY
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TIME OF CHANGE
EVERY CHANGE MEANS:
 A THREAT
 AN
OPPORTUNITY
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TIME OF CHANGE
THE THREAT:
 TO
LOOSE BUSINESS (TRAFFIC)
WHICH WAS CONSIDERED
SECURE
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TIME OF CHANGE
THE OPPORTUNITY:
 TO
CONSOLIDATE EXISTING
TRAFFICS AND TO ATTRACT
NEW ONES
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THE FOUR DRIVE FORCES
BEHIND LOGISTICS
 THE
BEHAVIOUR OF THE NEW
CONSUMER OF THE XXIST
CENTURY
 THE
CHANGES IN THE MARKET
PLACE
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THE DRIVE FORCES
BEHIND LOGISTICS
 THE
QUEST FOR MORE
COMPETITIVENESS
 THE
NEED TO ACHIEVE A
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
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THE QUESTION:
CAN THE WORLD SURVIVE
WITHOUT LOGISTICS ?
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THE ANSWER:
NO.
DEFINITELY, ABSOLUTELY,
POSITIVELY
NO.
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A BET ON LOGISTICS ?
IN A GLOBAL WORLD LOGISTICS
IS A KEY FACTOR TO ACHIEVE
COMPETITIVENESS
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THE CONSUMER OF THE
21ST CENTURY
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THE CONSUMER OF THE
21ST CENTURY (1)
 IS
VERY WELL INFORMED
THANKS TO THE INTERNET
 HAS
MORE OPTIONS THAN
EVER
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THE CONSUMER OF THE
21ST CENTURY (2)
 IS
PRIZE AND FASHION DRIVEN
 IS
UNFAITHFUL AND HAS NO
BRAND LOYALTY WHATSOEVER
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THE CONSUMER OF THE
21ST CENTURY (3)
 WANTS
IMMEDIATE
GRATIFICATION
 IS
NOT READY TO WAIT
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THE CONSUMER OF THE
21ST CENTURY (4)
 WILL
BUY A DIFFERENT
PRODUCT OR WILL BUY IN A
DIFFERENT STORE IF THE
PRODUCT HE OR SHE WANTS IS
NOT ON THE SHELF
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
 IS
BIGGER: MERCOSUR,
N.A.F.T.A., EUROPEAN UNION,...
 IS
MORE DIVERSIFIED
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
 SHORTER
PRODUCT LIFE
CYCLE
 PRODUCTS BECOME
OBSOLETE AND OUT-OFFASHION MORE QUICKLY
 THE NUMBER OF VARIETIES
AND PRODUCTS IS BIGGER
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
 THE
DEMAND GROWS
 THE DEMAND IS PERSONALIZED
 THE MARKET PLACE IS
FRAGMENTED
 THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
 THE AVERAGE
ORDER SHRINKS
IN SIZE
 THE NUMBER OF ORDERS
GROWS
 THE FREQUENCY OF ORDERS
GROWS
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD AND IN
ORDER TO COPE WITH A FAST
CHANGING DEMAND
COMPANIES HAVE TO BE (EVEN)
MORE COMPETITIVE
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
SOME STRATEGIES (1):
 CONCENTRATION AND
SPECIALIZATION OF
PRODUCTION CENTERS
 OUTSOURCING
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
SOME STRATEGIES (2):
 LOWER
INVENTORIES
 JUST-IN-TIME
SUPPLIES
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
CONSEQUENCES (1):
 MORE
TRANSPORT
 LONGER
TRANSPORT CHAINS
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
CONSEQUENCES (2):
 IT
IS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT
TO KEEP TRANSPORT CHAINS
UNDER CONTROL
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
CONSEQUENCES (3):
 (EXPENSIVE) I. T. ARE
INDISPENSABLE TO ALLOW
JUST-IN TIME DELIVERIES AND
TO CONTROL LONGER
TRANSPORT CHAINS
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
CONSEQUENCES (4):
 BIGGER
INVESTMENTS
 CONCENTRATION
OF
LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT
OPERATORS
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
THE SHIPPERS DEMAND:
 GLOBAL SERVICES
 SHORTER
TRANSIT TIMES
 MORE FREQUENCY
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
THE SHIPOWNERS ANSWER:
 MORE
SHIPS
 BIGGER SHIPS
 FASTER SHIPS
 MORE FREQUENCY
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
CONSEQUENCES (5):
 CONTAINER
SHIPS ARE BIGGER
AND FASTER
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THE 8,063 TEU
OOCL SHENZHEN
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
CONSEQUENCES (6):
 LESS
PORTS OF CALL
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THE NEW MARKET PLACE
CONSEQUENCES (7):
 GROWING
COMPETITION
AMONG PORTS
 GROWING
OVERLAND
TRANSPORT
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CONGESTED MOTORWAYS
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WASTE OF TIME
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WASTE OF (SCARCE)
ENERGY
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS
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A BET ON LOGISTICS ?
LOGISTICS:
 ARE A DEMAND OF THE
MARKET
 ARE HERE TO STAY AND GROW
BIGGER
 ARE A MUST FOR SUSTAINABLE
GROWTH
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SOME POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS (1):
 RIVER
(BARGE) TRANSPORT,
WHEREVER POSSIBLE
 RAILWAY
TRANSPORT
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SOME POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS (2):
 MORE
INTERMODAL
TRANSPORT
 INTER
EUROPEAN COASTAL
TRANSPORT (SHORT SEA
SHIPPING)
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SOME POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS (3)
 A EUROPEAN
NETWORK OF
LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION
PLATFORMS TO RATIONALIZE
THE FLOWS OF TRAFFIC
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SOME POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS (5)
 POSIBLE
SOLUTIONS DEMAND
CLOSE CO-OPERATION
BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
SECTORS
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SUMMARY REVIEW (1)
THE FOUR BIG DRIVE FORCES
BEHIND LOGISTICS ARE:
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SUMMARY REVIEW (2)
BEHAVIOUR OF THE 21ST
CENTURY CONSUMER
 THE
 THE
CHANGES IN THE MARKET
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SUMMARY REVIEW (3)
 THE
QUEST FOR
COMPETITIVENESS
 THE
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
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SUMMARY REVIEW (4)
LOGISTICS ARE HERE TO STAY
AND GROW BIGGER. LOGISTICS
WILL PROVIDE US WITH SOME
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND
WILL HELP US TO ACHIEVE
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
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SUMMARY REVIEW (5)
LOGISTICS GENERATE
COLLATERAL PROBLEMS
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SUMMARY REVIEW (6)
PROBLEMS GENERATED BY
LOGISTICS HAVE TO BE
ADDRESSED BY THE PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE SECTOR WORKING IN
CLOSE CO-OPERATION
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SUMMARY REVIEW (7)
 LOGISTICS ARE
NOT THE
PROBLEM
 LOGISTICS ARE
THE SOLUTION
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CONSORCIO DE LA ZONA FRANCA
JOSÉ LUIS RODRÍGUEZ RIVERO
MANAGING DIRECTOR
BARCELONA FREE ZONE
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