Each time management of processes in their international logistics chain becomes more complex, there are several challenges associated with the management, from the control of cash flow generation, until the documentary, that is why in Global Trade, the need to create interfaces with their partners, share information and create foundations for collaboration has become critical to achieving a successful international logistics.

The function of e-commerce has been playing an important role in the local supply chain, however, such an approach and solutions have expanded to provide tools that allow now the international logistical chain "CLI" to create greater efficiencies in terms of communication and visibility of their financial flows, and documentary materials, always in coordination with trading partners.

Such technological cooperation will increase the capabilities of efficient logistics processes, from generation boarding, coordination of customs brokers, pre-audit documents to import and / or export, among others.

The implementation of the famous commercial networks or social networkings, have evolved communities logistics, which extend beyond the simple exchange of logistics information, providing up to an aggregate value that enables enterprises to standardize their business processes, efficient logistics activities and increase its visibility and forms of communication.

This new trend and technological application start playing a major role in the organization, focus and implementation of EDI and VAN, now will be implemented in global supply chains. In order to be able to contextualize the demand for technology solutions and low bid proposal on the market in terms of technological tools, I’ve made a comparative analysis based on the following studies:

The implementation of the famous commercial networks or social networkings, have evolved communities logistics, which extend beyond the simple exchange of logistics information, providing up to an aggregate value that enables enterprises to standardize their business processes, efficient logistics activities and increase its visibility and forms of communication.

This new trend and technological application start playing a major role in the organization, focus and implementation of EDI and VAN, now will be implemented in global supply chains. In order to be able to contextualize the demand for technology solutions and low bid proposal on the market in terms of technological tools, I’ve made a comparative analysis based on the following studies:   

A. Made by the International Consultant Aberdeen Group:

a. "The Changing Role of Logistics Service Providers in Today's Supply Chain" (New  Ways to Work Successfully with Freight Fowarders, Third-Party, Warehouses, Brokers   and Freight)

b. "Global Trade Compliance Priorities in 2008" (How Best-in-Class Companies Avoid Reduces Risks and Costs)

B. Experience and expertise in the field

The analysis made to them allowed us to obtain the following results:

 1. Strengthen and identify areas of opportunity for the sale of the technological tools

 2. Generate actual information of the industry conduct

 3. Display the trends and forms of businesses interact with their logistics operations OL

 4. Defining best practices from a technological perspective for efficient regulatory  compliance and to give visibility in the global supply chain

 5. Identify the importance of global regulatory compliance in supply chains

6. Defining the need for companies to obtain tools to help optimize their  overall regulatory compliance.

It’s important to note that the vast majority of companies that were the subject of study have subsidiaries in our country and the rest of Latin America, thus enabling get a real trend due to the following factors:

 1. Americas United States is the most advanced country in terms of creating strategies  for efficient global supply chains

 2. The vast majority of new trends in terms of technology and services, resulting in 90%  of innovations made in the US

 3. The great economic dependence that binds us with USA, similarly allows us to implement the market opportunity, under the premise that they are a first  term in the Corporate who implement technological improvements, then, include it in its  subsidiaries

 4. Over 70% of Maquiladoras of the country are American Capital; 5. Many of the companies regarded as medium in the U.S., with foreign direct investment  in Mexico

The study was developed through a survey of over 150 companies, which were classified under 3 categories:

1. Best-In Class

2. Medium Enterprises, and

3. Small Companies.

Companies Best In Class:

3. Reduce their inventory costs by 3% per year.

Medium Enterprises:

1. Increase their transportation costs by 3% per year.

2. Increase their storage costs at 1% per year.

3. Increase their inventory costs by 2% per year.

Small Companies: 

1. Increase in transportation costs by 12% per annum.

The question is: How have reached the Best-In Class companies to develop notable declines in their international logistics chains?

The answer is as follows:

1. The Best-In Class companies have a greater tendency to hire services OL so outsourcing, by awareness of the benefits they represent;

2. The Best-In Class companies have a greater awareness of the benefits that gives them the introduction of technological tools, and

3. Best-In Class Firms, reflect a higher tendency of actions, aimed at efficiently technology platforms.

Now, this does not exclude that small and medium enterprises are unwilling to generate actions focused strategy to better outcomes, or how best to identify their suppliers. However, the reasons why the percentages of the medium and small ones increase in terms of their costs are as follows:

1. Lack of knowledge of the technological tools that can be used for operations efficiently.

2. Lack of processes and procedures.

3. Inability to measure performance of its service providers.

4. Lack of visibility of their logistics costs.

5. Difficulty in obtaining technological solutions more flexible than their efficiency Chain Logistics International, among others.

The goal is clear, on the one hand is due to train and to educate the market, those technological tools that allow them to, automate their processes at its Chain Logistics International, reduce their logistics costs, and efficient communication and visibility with its commercial suppliers .

On the other hand, insofar as they are submitted to market tools and solutions that help small and medium enterprises, they will be receptive to hiring and investment in them, any time, allowing them to lower costs considerably.

It should be noted that the proliferation of technological tools is not exempt from the company Best-In Class, whereas only about 50% of the companies best-in-class use and implement strategies for reducing costs, through the introduction of technological tools at its Chain Logistics International.