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They can collaborate in the areas of manufacturing & marketing, because they are the most important interface with logistics & this is also one of the core operations that jordano food have already been doing.

Logistic interface with marketing can include the four P’s of product, price, place & promotion.

Pricing here consists of shipment pricing, quantity discounts, inventory requirements etc.

Product includes consumer packaging i.e. shape, weight, transportation which when well planned can save millions of logistic costs.

Promotion which is based on the product popularity. The more popular a product is more easy will be its promotion.

Place consists of wholesalers & retailers. When there is more purchase, shipment size tends to be larger as a result of which number of transactions would be less & hence less logistic costs.