4. Take logistics and transport contingencies into account when setting up the project's industrial plan
International contracts involve a wide variety of locations where project services are provided. Globalization and the search for partners in low-cost countries will accentuate the multiple movements of the materials and supplies making up the equipment.
Thus, the final industrial layout will have to take into account the different locations of the parties involved: the customer site, the workshops of the various suppliers involved, and the manufacturer's workshops. This network of manufacturing and assembly sites will mean that transport times will be subject to change. An agent specializing in international transport will need to be carefully chosen to manage all these stages and the regulatory constraints involved. Maritime transport has its own rules, and it's not uncommon to see delays in freight pick-up due to last-minute decisions by the ship's captain, who...
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Take logistics and transport contingencies into account when setting up the project's industrial plan