1 Introducing logistics 1.1 Definition of logistics According to a widespread definition‚ logistics (from the Greek term l´ gos‚ which o means ‘order’‚ or from the French loger‚ which means ‘allocate’) is the discipline that studies the functional activities determining the flow of materials (and of the relative information) in a company‚ from their origin at the suppliers up to delivery of the finished products to the customers and to the post-sales service. The origins of logistics
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Kathmandu University School Of Management (KUSOM) Valero Energy‚ Elkay Manufacturing‚ J&J ‚ and Overstock.com : The Move Toward Fact – Based Decision Making Submitted To: Mr. Sandeep Timsina Course Instructor Submitted By: Alisha Shah (12327) MBA – Term III‚ Date : 20th November‚ 2012 Valero Energy‚ Elkay Manufacturing‚ J&J ‚ and Overstock.com : The Move Toward Fact – Based Decision Making Case Synopsis Data driven decision making or the
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Planning a budget Introduction Davis Service Group is a large public limited company employing around 17‚000 people. Its shares are quoted on the London Stock Exchange. The business is based on service contracts to source‚ clean and maintain industrial textiles‚ such as protective clothing and linens. This is across four key sectors: workwear‚ healthcare‚ hotels and restaurants‚ and general facilities‚ such as washroom linen. The company’s headquarters are in London but its operations are spread
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business drivers to various process areas in a corporation. Enterprise headcount plans are dependent on a number of business drivers. For instance‚ sales forecast trends can have immediate impact on headcount in sales‚ marketing‚ and operations. Service KPI objectives can also affect headcount: If product failure rates are higher than expected‚ additional hotline support and on-site field service staff
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related definition. 5S Andon Bottleneck Analysis Continuous Flow Gemba (The Real Place) Heijunka (Level Scheduling) Hoshin Kanri (Policy Deployment) Jidoka (Autonomation) Just-In-Time (JIT) Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) Kanban (Pull System) KPI (Key Performance Indicator) Muda (Waste) Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) PDCA (Plan‚ Do‚ Check‚ Act) Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing) Root Cause Analysis Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) Six Big Losses SMART Goals Standardized Work Takt
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product problems and inquiries. They are able to provide first call resolutions and their product knowledge is precise and up to date. A lot of the tenured agents are flexible in coping up with changes in their metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) although of course a leeway time is provided. Above all‚
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Grocery Retail Market Analysis Grocery retailing in the US is a very mature‚ saturated market. Consumers will‚ however always need to buy food. The industry is generally a high volume/low margin market‚ which is made up of over 65‚000 supermarkets‚ hypermarkets‚ and grocery stores combining for annual revenues of about $938 billion. The necessity of effective supply chain management‚ keeping costs low‚ has resulted in an extreme concentration of the market‚ where the top 20 competitors generate
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INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: • • • • • Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) Established in 1974 Consists Of: Fully integrated pipeline Value chain (from technological infrastructures to marketing and exploration) • Now operate in over 50 countries INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: • • • • • • • Business activities conducted: Development and production Sales and distribution of (LNG) Sales of natural gas Marketing Trading Shipping and logistic related activities INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: • History: • Founded under
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Assessment 3 of 3 Assessment Project Manage people performance Project 1 When allocating it is important to consider that work should be allocated on a fair basis taking into consideration the employee experience‚ expertise‚ skills‚ knowledge understanding and workloads. It i salso important to consider the following: Goals and objectives Work must be goal and target oriented. Managers and their employees need to set goals that are realistic‚ achievable and have timeframes attached. Large goals
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1.1 Introduction Supply chain management‚ is the active management of supply chain activities to maximize customer value and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. It represents a conscious effort by the supply chain firms to develop and run supply chains in the most effective & efficient ways possible. Supply chain activities cover everything from product development‚ sourcing‚ production‚ and logistics‚ as well as the information systems needed to coordinate these activities. Figure 1
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