SUEZ CANAL: It’s Impact on Global Logistics Date: 20th February 2011 Family Name: Ali Forename: Anwar Mohammad ID Number: EAC0111076 Lecturer: Nigel Woodhead Module Code & Title: KM307 Global Logistics TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………..……………………….Pg 3 2.1. Utilizing Suez Canal‚ Benefits to Suppliers……………………………………………..Pg 3 2.2. Utilizing Suez Canal‚ Benefits to Shipping Lines……………………………………..Pg 4 2.3. Utilizing Suez Canal
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------------------------------------------------- Third Party Logistics (3PL): Benefits and Issues ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Abstract Third-Party Logistics have continued to play a strategic role in the management of supply chains most especially in the developed world over the past years and has seen a consistent increase in its usage in the world. In Malawi the concept is still new and has also been adopted by
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Freight & Logistics Freight forwarding and logistics: What the high performers know By Rob Knigge Rob Knigge leads the Accenture Freight & Logistics group in Europe‚ the Middle East‚ Africa and South America. rob.a.knigge@accenture.com For further reading Access the complete research report: www.accenture.com/ us-en/Pages/insight-achievinghigh-performance-freightforwarding-industry.aspx Read more industry insights: www.accenture.com/us-en/ industry/freight-logistics/Pages/ freight-logistics-index.aspx
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Sample Statement of Purpose for MBA in Logistics & Supply Chain Management program Statement of Purpose Name: xxxxx xxxxxx Having done an inspiring four-year course in Business Economics‚ combined with two years of practical experience in Export Business Company‚ I would like to put to use this knowledge to do my Masters in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Mae Fah Luang University (MFU). This would give me the leading edge in technology and the practical low-down and information
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Importance of logistics and supply chain management Even as companies have learnt to squeeze efficiencies out of their manufacturing plants through concepts like just in time replenishment‚ statistical process control‚ and lean manufacturing practices‚ they still find that moving goods and services through several layers of their global supply chains is time consuming and costly. Logistics and supply chain management has become one of the last frontiers that still remain to be conquered by most
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such as Kroger‚ Publix‚ and Albertsons‚ with neighborhood locations across the country. Last‚ some compete on price‚ with Wal*Mart looming as the ten-ton gorilla in this arena. A rising star in the battle to appeal to frugal consumers‚ however‚ is Aldi. Traditional grocery retailers are caught in the shrinking middle of the market‚ which some consumer analysts see as an unsustainable strategy‚ outflanked by competitors at polar ends of consumer demand. Kroger‚ Albertsons‚ Safeway‚ and others tackle
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Retail Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Introduction 3 Introduction 3 LIDL Spain 3 Company Statement and operating principles (in summary) 3 1. Understanding the retail marketplace and customer needs and wants 4 1.1 Macro environment 4 1.1.1 Political: 4 1.1.2 Technological: 4 1.1.3 Environmental 4 1.1.4 Legal 4 1.2 Micro environment 5 1.2.1 Competitors 5 1.2.2 Customers 6 1.2.3 SWOT – analysis 6 2. Designing a customer-driven retail strategy
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Retail Date: 17-01-13 Universidad Carlos III Master in Marketing Jean-Philippe Charron Casper van Drongelen Kaloyan Andonov Mihaela Filcheva Angel Vargas Mark Bender Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................... 2 Executive Summary ....................................................................................... 3 Introduction ....................................................
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separate groups‚ Aldi Nord (North‚ which operates as Aldi Markt)‚ headquartered in Essen[3]—and Aldi Süd (South‚ which operates as Aldi Süd)‚ headquartered in Mülheim an der Ruhr.[4] The two operate independently‚ each within specific areas. The individual groups were originally owned and managed by brothers Karl Albrecht and Theo Albrecht. Karl Albrecht retains ownership of Aldi Süd‚ and with a personal wealth of €17.2 billion‚ is the richest man in Germany‚ while the co-owners of Aldi Nord‚ Berthold
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is giving them angst. Surveys data indicates that current RSM customers value low prices and sales above all else‚ and non-RSM shoppers site price as the biggest reason for not shopping at RSM. How serious is the threat from Dollar Stores and Aldi? Both Aldi and the Dollar Stores present a very minor‚ but not entirely insignificant threat to RSM. Dollar Stores currently have a Columbus area market share of about 1.8% and are rapidly expanding nationally. Their operating model is structured around
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