| |6 Business logistics | |7 Production logistics | |8 Professional Logistician | Origins and definition The term "logistics" originates from the ancient Greek "λόγος" ("logos"—"ratio‚ word‚ calculation‚ reason‚ speech‚ oration").
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Assignment No 3 Program: MBA-Morning spring 2014 Name: butt Ahmad Subject: introduction to it Question 1 What different types of decision a manager has to take in strategic planning process? Strategic planning: The process of determining a company’s long-term goals and then identifying the best approach for achieving those goals. A manager’s primary challenge is to solve problems creatively. While drawing from a variety of academic disciplines‚
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INTRODUCTION 1. Background of the Study Emergencies and disasters place exceptional demands on humanitarian logistics and calls for fast ‚ agile and quick response to alleviate human lives. Deficiencies in the flow of supplies may result in dire consequences. As a result of continuous human and man-made disasters logistics has now become an important factor in humanitarian aid operations‚ to the “extent that logistics efforts account for 80 percent of disaster relief” (Trunick‚ 2005)
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Transportation and Warehousing to name few‚ not to mention the different relationships within the business such as Finance‚ Production and Marketing which plays an intricate part of logistics. There are several decision factors that take place by the logistician as well‚ such as place‚ price‚ product and promotion. If you are in business you have a common mission with other entrepaneurs and that is to provide goods in a form of systems‚ products or services to a defined market with the goal of earning
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On September 15‚ 1944‚ the United States Marines landed on the Island of Peleliu not knowing the horrors that await them on the beaches. Peleliu was part of the Palau Islands in the western Pacific and part of an overall campaign to capture air bases to be used as staging areas for a final attack on the Japanese home islands. Commanding the First Marine Division‚ Major General William Rupertus‚ originally thought the invasion of the Peleliu would take four days to complete‚ but took over two months
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degrees‚ the logistics function also includes – sourcing and procurement‚ – production planning and scheduling‚ – packaging and assembly‚ and – customer service. • It is involved in all levels of planning and execution— strategic‚ operational‚ and tactical. 9 Logistics Management—
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continue to get your business. I think Amazon met the criteria for their long-term goals. They wanted to make sure their customers were please and that you could buy anything online from them. They have accomplished both goals. Their strategic and tactical planning was well prepared. Their vision statement aims on them becoming the best in the world. Global expansion has led to Amazon becoming the best online retailer in the world. They strive to please every ethnicity‚ religion‚ gender‚ and color
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reduce variation‚ while increasing speed and flow in the supply chain.”(Lean Logistics Understanding) Lean and Six Sigma are valuable for many processes‚ but the programs have been proven to be exceptionally valuable to logisticians. Implementing Lean Six Sigma will allow logisticians to effectively conduct supply chain operations by reducing waste in the following areas: Inventory‚ transportation‚ space and facilities‚ time‚ packing‚ administration and knowledge. Lean Six Sigma saves supply chains
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the CEO or logistician with the different types of materials that they could use to build their small appliances. They would break down different supplier’s data and cost of supplies on a data sheet. The influencers would be the engineers because ultimately they are the ones designing the small appliances. They would give their expert opinion on what material would work best and why. The decider would be the CEO or someone appointed by him. The buyer would be a salesperson or logistician because they
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you achieve safety in the workplace. You need to implement a strategic plan and stick to it. Greening a company requires commitment and support from the leadership team. Businesses need champions to lead their environmental initiatives… and logisticians may be the best people for the job. Not only are they involved in sourcing‚ but they make the critical transportation decisions that will contribute to the greening of the company. Here are just some of the considerations they have to weigh:
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