XPO Logistics‚ Inc. (XPO) BRADLEY S. JACOBS is the Chief Executive Officer of XPO Logistics‚ Inc. A career CEO‚ he has led two public companies. United Rentals‚ Inc.‚ which he cofounded in 1997; and United Waste Systems‚ Inc.‚ founded in 1989. Mr. Jacobs served as Chairman and CEO of United Rentals for the company’s first six years‚ and as Executive Chairman for an additional four years. He served eight years as Chairman and CEO of United Waste Systems. Previously‚ Mr. Jacobs founded Hamilton Resources
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that has brought about a substantial increase in international trade‚ both import and export‚ which in turn has led to a surge in demand for various logistical services including third party logistics (3PL). The objective of this assignment is to explore the following areas: A look at third party logistics (3PL) in the context of the supply chain The development of 3PLs over time Activities and functions outsourced to‚ and performed by 3PLs How business add value to their goods and services by
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Impacts of Reverse Logistics on the Environment Name: Institution: Impacts of Reverse Logistics on the Environment Introduction Logistics The first thing that comes in mind when one hears the word logistics is the transportation of goods from one place to another but behold‚ the definitions of logistics is the well coordinated channeling of material and information across the chain of supply (Weken and Hoek‚ 1998). In supply chain management‚ it is the link between each tier in a chain of
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analyzed and interpreted in sub-sections 4.9a to 4.9o. 4.9a Reverse Logistics Costs : Factor - ’ Top Management Commitment ’. Table 4.9a. Reverse Logistics Costs: Factor - ’ Top Management Commitment ’. a Level of Importance. Not at all Important Least Important Somewhat Important Important Highly Important Total No. of Respondents 0 0 7 197 64 268 % Respondents 0.0 0.0 2.6 73.5 23.9 100.0 Note. a Level of Importance : Not at all Important to Highly Important.
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LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE: DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT 17 Data collection methods‚ sources and the measures used are identified. as customer satisfaction ratings) each have strengths and weaknesses associated with them. The purpose of this article is to examine the definition and measurement of performance in logistics research. We begin with a literature review which includes an examination of the various ways in which “performance” has been defined. Data collection methods‚ sources‚ and the
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PART III EXAMINATION QUESTIONS CHAPTER 1: AN OVERVIEW OF LOGISTICS Multiple Choice Questions 1. Logistics clearly contributes to ___________ and ___________ utility. a. time; place b. form; time c. place; form d. possession; time e. none of the above (a; p. 3) 2. ___________ utility refers to the value or usefulness that comes from a customer being able to take possession of a product. a. Time b. Place c. Form d. Possession (d; p. 3) 3. ___________ utility refers to having products available
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developed economy‚ cities‚ modern infrastructure. Today we do important steps on the way to this future. As our country is a crossroad of the worlds‚ which connects the West with the East and the North with the South‚ the development of transport logistics sector is a matter of great importance to us. What is required to this effect? Let ’s imagine the whole transport network of our entire continent‚ imagine how much cargo is moving through them every day‚ and each cargo has its own destination
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1 . How can design for logistic concepts be used to control logistics costs and make the supply chain more efficient ? Design for logistics concepts can be used to control logistics costs by applying the concepts to the supply chain process . The DFL focuses on three concepts ‚ which are : packaging and transportation ‚ parallel and concurrent processing ‚ and standardization . In terms of controlling logistics costs ‚ the DFL suggests that packaging and transportation can be improved
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Amazon.com‚ Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is an American multinational electronic commerce company with headquarters in Seattle‚ Washington‚ United States. It is the world’s largest online retailer.[4] The company also produces consumer electronics—notably the Amazon Kindle e-book reader and the Kindle Fire tablet computer—and is a major provider of cloud computing services. Amazon has separate retail websites for the following countries: United States‚ Canada‚ United Kingdom‚ France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Spain
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consolidation of process (including the consolidation of network analysis and the transportation cost) and eliminate the wastes (including third party logistics‚ core competency and create value) to achieve ¡§Lean¡¨ in the supply chain is also important. By the way‚ many organizations are developing and maintaining global manufacturing‚ logistics‚ and marketing alliances‚ so that a demand on information systems (i.e. I.T.) are increased because of requirements for extended communication‚ alternative
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