3/21/2014 Impact of information technology on the performance of logistics industry: the case of Hong Kong and Pearl Delta region : Journal of the Operational Rese… palgrave-journals.com Advance Online Publication Publications A-Z index Login Register Article JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY | GENERAL PAPER Impact of information technology on the performance of logistics industry: the case of Hong Kong and Pearl Delta region King Lun Choy‚ Angappa Gunasekaran
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direct result of dependence. Cyclically‚ the extent of dependence is induced by the perceptions of power. For many manufacturers‚ these relationships may represent 70-80% of sales revenue. Hence‚ when a power retailer increases their supply chain and logistics demands‚ manufacturers are left scrambling to ensure compliance. In the case of Wal-Mart‚ failing to comply with demands for scheduled deliveries‚ special packaging‚ and advanced shipment notices‚ etc. is not only a mean of lost revenue‚ but lost
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Company Address: Level 27‚ Menara TM‚ Off Jalan Pantai Baharu‚ - 50672 Industry: Transportation / Logistics OVERVIEW Look for jobs in: Number One in express and logistics More performance‚ more services‚ more possibilities DHL is the global market leader in international express‚ overland transport and air freight. It is also the world’s number 1 in ocean freight and contract logistics. DHL offers a full range of customised solutions - from express document shipping to supply chain
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SCM Books Logistics & supply chain management / Martin Christopher. Christopher‚ Martin. Harlow‚ England ; New York : Financial Times Prentice Hall‚ 2011. 4th ed. Operations and supply chain management / F. Robert Jacobs‚ Richard B. Chase ; contributor‚ Rhonda R. Lummus. Jacobs‚ F. Robert. New York : McGraw-Hill Irwin‚ c2011. 13th ed.‚ global ed. Construction purchasing & supply chain management / W.C. Benton‚ Jr.‚ Linda F. McHenry. Benton‚ W. C.‚ 1948- New York : McGraw-Hill‚ c2010
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value chain is made up by primary activities and support activities. Primary activities includes inbound logistics‚ operations‚ outbound logistics‚ sales and service. Support activities includes firm infrastructure‚ human resource management‚ technology and procurement. Bunning’s business basically fit this genetic mode. Primary activities is the main process in a business. For inbound logistics‚ Bunnings receive‚ store and disseminate raw material such as stainless steal‚ woods and plastic. In this
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TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II TABLE OF CONTENTS III LIST OF FIGURES V LIST OF TABLES V 1 INTRODUCTION 1 PART 1: TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTIC INDUSTRY 2 2 EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS 2 2.1 TECHNOLOGICAL 2 2.2 ECONOMICAL 2 2.3 MARKET 2 2.4 POLITICAL AND LEGAL 2 2.5 ENVIRONMENTAL 3 2.6 SOCIETAL 3 2.7 DEMOGRAPHIC 3 3 INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS 4 3.1 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES MODEL 4 3.1.1 Threat of new entrants (Low) 4 3.1.2 Threat of substitutes (Low – medium) 5 3.1.3 Bargaining
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discounted products and in order to achieve this goal Wal-Mart needed to achieve high levels of efficiency in its supply chain. In this paper‚ we will discuss two areas: distribution and logistics system‚ and the benefits the IT brought to Wal-Mart’s inventory and logistics management. PART ONE Distribution and logistics system 1. Distribution Centres A distribution centre is a warehouse which is stocked with products to be redistributed to retailers and wholesalers‚ or directly to customers.
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inventory in response to changes in demand as one looks at firms further back in the supply chain of a product. Occurs usually in longer intervals between orders in a supply chain causing a level of uncertainty in pattern level of demand Business Logistics The part of the supply chain process that plans‚ implements‚ and controls the efficient‚ effective flow and storage of goods‚ service‚ and related information from point of origin to point of consumption in order to meet customer requirments
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including cut‚ dried and deep-frozen products‚ and fruit baskets. These activities are done by Sunfresh itself in its Rotterdam location. Organization The company has the following departments in place: • Sales • Purchasing • Logistics. Including Warehouse and Transportation • Production‚ including Production Planning Office • Accounting • Data Processing The management of the company consists of a commercial director and an operations director. The commercial
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ACC was among the first Indian companies to adopt automation of information technology. We started computerizing our systems as early as 1968 - a commitment to progress through the harnessing of relevant available technologies‚ a practice that continues even today. We have traveled a long way from our early days when we were using simple keypunching machines. Significant improvements have been made in application systems and infrastructure since then - from Batch processing to on-line systems‚
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