During the formulation of Vision 2010 the issue of globalisation was identified as a key consideration for supply chains going into the new millennium. Clearly, the concept of global trading is not a new one. Expanding trade across the world has been a significant driver for thousands of years.
In more recent times market globalisation has largely been the domain of the multinationals - either to exploit the benefits of local resources or to establish local market positions from geographically positioned production bases.
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