GEB 3375 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Freight Forwarder
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A freight forwarder- a specialized logistics service provider that arranges international shipping on behalf of exporting firms, (travel agent for cargo: governments the public sector. The activities of firms, intermediaries and facilitators in international business overlap to some degree. Retailers : businesses that purchase finished goods for the purpose of resale. Organizational buyers : businesses institutions and gov"t that purchase goods and services as inputs to a production process or as suppliers needed to run a business or organization. Gov"t & nonprofit organizations such as care and unicef also constitute important customers around the world. The multinational enterprise: a large company with substantial resources that performs various business activities through a network of subsidiaries and affiliates located in multiple countries. Mnes tend to expand abroad through fdi (direct investment) Small and medium sized enterprises a company with 500 or fewer employees ( as defined in us and can)
