Culture contrast

摘要

Juan Carlos Lopez, manager of supply chain management at Guayaquil-based Sika Ecuatoriana SA, summarised a view of some shippers in Ecuador: 'Kuehne & Nagel (K&N), Panalpina and DHL Danzas Air & Ocean add considerable value to our company, by increasing operational efficiencies. 'But that's not the typical way of thinking in Ecuador. Most local companies don't entrust a service provider to manage and optimise their global supply chains. They look for the cheapest price for their seafreight and haulage, which usually means a fragmented supply chain, involving many service providers.' Sika Ecuatoriana is the Ecuadorian importer and distributor subsidiary of the huge Switzerland-headquartered Sika Group, which produces and markets construction and industrial products worldwide, and has operations in . over 60 countries across all major continents.