Analyse the current issues, Future Trends and Opportunities Associated with E-Logistics

1<Tab/>Introduction With the rapid growth of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce, the logistics players must advance in tandem with business needs. Specifically, fulfilment support strategy become key in determining the way companies 'go to market'. With shortening time to market and cost pressures, this is becoming quite a challenge. Today, the new economy has dictated new challenges, opportunities, and rules. To stay ahead of competition, most of the organization must gear …

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