An Introduction to Logistics and the Supply Chain
Department of Global Business and Transportation
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An Introduction to Logistics and the Supply Chain
Abstract
Abstract
Oft times I have found that students come into a course1 that assumes they have knowledge of logistics and the supply chain, but, in fact, lack that knowledge.
This note helps to provide a bridge to those students and improve their chances of successfully completing the course.
Applicable to the Following Courses
TMGT 7200 MIS in Transportation
TMGT 8510 System Design and Control
Introduction
Introduction
Consider bottled water.2
Figure
Figure 1 Bottled Water
How did this bottled water get into your hand? To answer that we need to examine the fundamentals of transportation as part of logistics, and logistics as part of the supply chain.
This note aims to do just that at an appropriate level of detail so that you will be able to see the trees and the forest.3
You are the consumer and so we will begin with you and work backward (i.e., upstream) until we can effectively go no further.
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TMGT 8510 System Design and Control
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http://news.moe.org.ir/images/docs/000003/n00003426-s.jpg [July 22, 2009]
3
“To see the trees and the forest” comes from the idiom “can 't see the forest for the trees.” Also, can 't see the wood for the trees. Focus only on small details and fail to understand larger plans or principles, as in “Alex argues about petty cash and overlooks the budget”--he can 't see the forest for the trees. Answers.com, http://www.answers.com/topic/can-t-see-the-forestfor-the-trees [July 22, 2009]
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An Introduction To Logistics And The Supply Chain
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In the Beginning
The bottled water did not suddenly materialize in your hand. You may have taken it out of your refrigerator, or from a vending machine, or from a corner store (as in this story), or any of several other places. That it is, it was stored. Storage in the context of logistics is
An
An Introduction to Logistics and the Supply Chain
Abstract
Abstract
Oft times I have found that students come into a course1 that assumes they have knowledge of logistics and the supply chain, but, in fact, lack that knowledge.
This note helps to provide a bridge to those students and improve their chances of successfully completing the course.
Applicable to the Following Courses
TMGT 7200 MIS in Transportation
TMGT 8510 System Design and Control
Introduction
Introduction
Consider bottled water.2
Figure
Figure 1 Bottled Water
How did this bottled water get into your hand? To answer that we need to examine the fundamentals of transportation as part of logistics, and logistics as part of the supply chain.
This note aims to do just that at an appropriate level of detail so that you will be able to see the trees and the forest.3
You are the consumer and so we will begin with you and work backward (i.e., upstream) until we can effectively go no further.
1
TMGT 8510 System Design and Control
2
http://news.moe.org.ir/images/docs/000003/n00003426-s.jpg [July 22, 2009]
3
“To see the trees and the forest” comes from the idiom “can 't see the forest for the trees.” Also, can 't see the wood for the trees. Focus only on small details and fail to understand larger plans or principles, as in “Alex argues about petty cash and overlooks the budget”--he can 't see the forest for the trees. Answers.com, http://www.answers.com/topic/can-t-see-the-forestfor-the-trees [July 22, 2009]
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An Introduction To Logistics And The Supply Chain
Printed 8/19/2009 Saved 8/19/2009
In
In the Beginning
The bottled water did not suddenly materialize in your hand. You may have taken it out of your refrigerator, or from a vending machine, or from a corner store (as in this story), or any of several other places. That it is, it was stored. Storage in the context of logistics is
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