The material control system evolves in a tight relationship with the economic context. A long time ago, companies tried to source and obtain most of their materials internally, In time, due to the advantages offered by the economy of scales, manufactuXXXX started XX be XXXX XXX more XXXXXXXXXXX in XXXXX core XXXXXXXX. XX a consequence, the XXXXXX of suppliers grew rapidly together XXXX the XXXXXX of products and XXXXXXXX available XX the business XX business XXXXXX. This is the XXXX factor that influenced XXX XXX material XXXXXXXXXX evolved in the last XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX, globalization took material XXXXXXXXXX XX the XXXX XXXXX. XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXX of XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX available XX XXX XXXXXX, manufacturers, XXXXXXX and integrators XXXXXXXX on new XXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXX XXX its own unique characteristic. In XXX same XXXX, the XXXXXXXX XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXX constantly. XXX organizations XXX XX XXXX up the pace XXXX this while XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX. XX a consequence, XXXXXXXX control systems XXXXXX XXXXXXXX wastage, XX XXXXXXX a proficient XXXXXXXXXXX flow, to XXXXXX an uninterrupted XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX with a XXXX level XX XXXXXXX (Alan, Croucher, Baker, XXXX). XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX a multi-XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. XXXXXX must XXXX up XXXX quality XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX the whole XXXXXXX. Due XX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX in most of XXX companies, a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX administrating the XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX system is XXXXXXX. XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX in XXXX XXXX. XXXXXXX, a XXXX internal communication and a XXXXXXXXX software XXXXXXXXXX platform XXXXXX XXXXXXX events XXXX XXXX place XXXXXXX XXX internal XXXXXXXXXXX of XXX organization. If a dock strike occurs, XXXXX XXXXXXXXX will have to XXXXXX a temporary XXXXXXXXXXXX in their XXXXXX chain. XXXX XXXXX mitigate this XXXX XX swapping XXX sea shipped products with the nearby XXXXX ones. XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX context, XXXX a XXXXXX XXXXX not impact XXX large XXXXXXXXX so XXXX. Most XX XXX XXXXX would XXXX been XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX. However, in XXXX scenario, XXXX products cannot XX XXXXXXX locally. XXX XXXXXXX, most of XXX XXXXXXXX electronics XXXX XXX U.S.X XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX. X strike XX XXX dock serving ships from XXXXX XXXXX strongly affect the consumer XXXXXXXXXX market on XXX XXXX and XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXX other XXXX. XXXXXXX XXX alternative transport methods would be a short term solution. This solution XXXX XXXXX XXX products again XX the market as XXXX XX possible but it XXXXX probably increase the XXXXXX price the XXXXXXXX XXX to XXX.
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XXXXXXX, XXXX, Phil Croucher, XXX XXXXX Baker. XXX handbook of logistics XXX distribution management: XXXXXXXXXXXXX the XXXXXX chain. XXXXX Page XXXXXXXXXX, 2014.
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