1. Introduction IKEA is a Swedish company which was founded in 1943 with its headquarter in Denmark. IKEA succeeded on its low cost strategy which is able to offer a wide range of stylish home furniture with good design and functional at competitive pricing. It carries a range of nearly 10‚000 products and is well known across the world. IKEA is also recognized as a socially responsible and environmental friendly company. Currently‚ there are 287 IKEA stores in 26 countries. In year 2011‚
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Who are Unilever: - Unilever was founded on 1 January 1930 by Antonius Johannes Jurgens‚ Samuel van den Bergh and William Hulme Lever‚ 2nd Viscount Leverhulme. The amalgamation of the operations of British soapmaker Lever Brothers and Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie made sound commercial sense‚ as palm oil was a major raw material for both margarines and soaps‚ and could be imported more efficiently in larger quantities. Unilever is a (British – Dutch) multinational consumer goods
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Logistics Outsourcing and 3PL Challenges Michelle L.F. Cheong Singapore-MIT Alliance‚ N2-B2C-15‚ Nanyang Technological University‚ 50‚ Nanyang Ave‚ Singapore 639798 Abstract — Logistics has been an important part of every economy and every business entity. The worldwide trend in globalization has led to many companies outsourcing their logistics function to Third-Party Logistics (3PL) companies‚ so as to focus on their core competencies. This paper attempts to broadly identify and categorize
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Coty Inc‚ and Elizabeth Arden. The industry product categories are identified as cosmetics‚ hair care‚ skin care‚ sun care and perfume‚ which are developed‚ marketed and manufactured by powerhouses such as L’Oreal. The five trends affecting the logistics operations of the cosmetics industry are centralization of distribution‚ innovation in packaging‚ evolution of new distribution channels targeted at men‚ search for suppliers of organic ingredients and information technology. The trend of centralized
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Introduction : Nowadays‚ many organisation are outsourcing their non- core activities to an external agents. Distribution is one of these activities as distribution consider as a non-core activity for many firms. Although‚ there are many advantage for outsourcing‚ there are also risks and disadvantage in this process. In this essay I would explain the term outsourcing and explain why organisations are preferring to outsource some of its functions in today’s environment. Also‚ in this essay
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References…………………………………………………………………………………14 Abstract: Logistics is the key foundation on which other economic sectors depend and consumer demands are made. Almost 70% of the total domestic product is transported through road network via trucks‚ which shows the importance of trucking industry and truck drivers. This whitepaper discusses the rules and regulations‚ facilities & issues associated with truck drivers at a national level as well as at a global level. Introduction The Logistics industry includes five broad
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satisfied or served has decline which in turn has put excessive pressure on the Business Logistics Systems procedures in the retail industry. With all these developments it is only obvious that the transformation of good from point of origin to point of consumption have to be improved‚ implemented and control with greater accuracy in order to meet the end user (consumers) needs. Retailing and Logistics are primarily concerned with availability of goods; many have described this as ‘getting the
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Introduction: Containerization is a system of intermodal cargo transport using standard containers that can be loaded on container ships‚ freight train wagons‚ and trucks. with the high seepd of the economic increase rate‚logistics industry is going to more prosperous. History: From the late 18 th century container in British coal mining area has its origins. In 1795 Bejamin OuNa open which is built in his coal Butterley iron works of the little van Eaton ramp. horse-drawn round on the ramp‚ coal
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especially well while pursuing its vision. Wal-Mart has plenty of core competencies‚ whether they are little or big‚ however the bigger ones are more noticeable. Wal-Mart’s top five core competencies are; low cost operations‚ distribution‚ culture‚ logistics systems‚ and environmental awareness. 1. Low cost operations. When serving customers and members over 200 million times a week‚ Wal-Mart must have something the people want. With some of the lowest prices ever on everything from toothpaste to
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SEEM 5800 / ECLT 5730 Logistics Management Written Case Assignment YUE YUEN INDUSTRIAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (B): SITE SELECTION Due date: 6th March‚ 2012 This assignment is due at the beginning of class. No late assignments accepted. You may work in a group of 4 to 6 people and hand in one report for the group. You should discuss this case only with your partners. We have included a note on Suggested Format for Case Reports. Your report should be organised similarly; succinct and clear writing will
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