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Aleksander Janeš, Roberto Biloslavo, and Armand Faganel
Figure 4.1 Business Models ‘As-Is and To-Be’
holders with the common aim of reducing losses from international
supply chains.
Another identified strategic theme is logistics expertise, which is
characterised by an in-depth knowledge of the business philosophy of
Asian companies. Such knowledge and experience are gained through
many years of business cooperation, networking and gaining trust from
Asian business partners. Experience in the field of logistics has con-
tributed to the identification of the throughput of goods with high
added value, which represent high-tech goods i.e. clean cargo from man-
ufacturing companies like Hyundai, l g, Samsung, Sony, Philips etc.
Those companies usually practice the outsourcing of logistical activities
with a 3 p l business partner as discussed with EuroPacific (Anderson
et al. 2011; Govindan et al. 2012; Lu 2011; Aguezzoul 2014).
A third strategic theme was identified as profiling for the domestic lo-
gistic operator. The company’s profiling for domestic logistic operators
was enabled with a focus on the customer and logistics expertise, which
stem from the tradition, confidence and knowledge of Asian business
philosophy. Namely, when Korean companies trust their business part-
ners, it means long-term business commitment. Beside Korean high-
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Figure 4.1 Business Models ‘As-Is and To-Be’
holders with the common aim of reducing losses from international
supply chains.
Another identified strategic theme is logistics expertise, which is
characterised by an in-depth knowledge of the business philosophy of
Asian companies. Such knowledge and experience are gained through
many years of business cooperation, networking and gaining trust from
Asian business partners. Experience in the field of logistics has con-
tributed to the identification of the throughput of goods with high
added value, which represent high-tech goods i.e. clean cargo from man-
ufacturing companies like Hyundai, l g, Samsung, Sony, Philips etc.
Those companies usually practice the outsourcing of logistical activities
with a 3 p l business partner as discussed with EuroPacific (Anderson
et al. 2011; Govindan et al. 2012; Lu 2011; Aguezzoul 2014).
A third strategic theme was identified as profiling for the domestic lo-
gistic operator. The company’s profiling for domestic logistic operators
was enabled with a focus on the customer and logistics expertise, which
stem from the tradition, confidence and knowledge of Asian business
philosophy. Namely, when Korean companies trust their business part-
ners, it means long-term business commitment. Beside Korean high-
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