levels of unemployment‚ even to the most prosperous and sturdy economies of the world‚ a sharp contraction within the labor market‚ it has reduced consumer spending in general and it shook currencies and GDP’s to their foundations. Not to mention the required bailouts which were paramount to the rescue of the financial systems of the wealthiest nations‚ after the collapse of larger financial institutions around the world. (e.g. Bear Stearns) The automobile industry‚ like every industry‚ suffered
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never interesting for its own sake‚ as art must be…‚” was the claim of conservative writer and philosopher Roger Scruton in his controversial 1989 paper ‘But is it art?’ Many responded strongly to Scruton’s claim that a photograph‚ unlike a painting‚ can never be representational‚ in any aesthetically pertinent sense of the word. He argues that there is an “intentional” relationship between a painted representation and its subject; an intentional relationship which simply cannot exist between a photograph
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Our Dell Global Fulfillment and Logistics (GF&L) organization aims to develop and sustain a global transportation and logistics network that uses the most efficient and effective means for us and our transportation providers to distribute our products to our customers. Our job is to get the right product‚ to the right place‚ at the right time. Furthermore‚ our Dell Logistics teams must do this at the right cost. We continue to optimize transportation costs while improving quality and striving to
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logistics structures the supply network around three main factors: the flow of materials‚ the flow of information and the time taken to respond to demand from source of supply. The scope of the network extends from the ‘focal firm’ in darker red at the centre across supplier and customer interfaces‚ and therefore typically stretches across functions‚ organisations and borders. The network is best seen as a system of interdependent processes‚ where actions in one part affect those of all others
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Haier Logistics’ revolution Case Studies Haier Logistics’ revolution Case Studies 1、 Background Haier is the world ’s largest home appliance brand‚ founded in 1984 in Qingdao; the current Chairman of the Board‚ CEO Zhang Ruimin is one of the main founders. At present‚ Haier has established 21 worldwide industrial park‚ five R & D centers‚ 19 overseas trading companies‚ employs more than 70‚000 people worldwide. In 2011‚ Haier achieved a global turnover of 150.9 billion yuan‚ the brand value was
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many companies are automating their logistics processes by setting up supply chains that connect them with their customers and suppliers. Simply defined‚ logistics is a practice that ’s used to determine how to move people and materials most efficiently between a source and a destination. The "chain" metaphor is used to describe a group of companies connected loosely‚ all collaborating on the most efficient and economical delivery of a product. Logistics management requires that equipment
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Content 1. Logistic also plays a role in customer satisfaction 1.1 Overview 2. What is a logistic strategy? 3. Why implement a logistics strategy? 4. What is involved in developing a logistics strategy? 5. What is involved in developing a logistics strategy? 5.1 Strategic 5.2 Structural 5.3 Functional 5.4 Implementation 6. Components to examine when developing a logistics strategy 1. Transportation 6.2 Outsourcing 6
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When I have finished my degree at university I am interested in a career in management. My key strengths are leadership‚ being results driven and the ability to work independently. I developed my leadership skills by captaining my rounder’s and football team. During my time of captaincy we won the Staffordshire tournament‚ the league and the cup. This developed my key leadership skills as I learnt how to motivate people in order to achieve the best out of them and accomplish the most successful possible
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What is logistic? Deal with the management of the flow of goods or materials from point of origin to point of consumption‚ and in some cases even to the point of disposal. Logistics is not confined to manufacturing operations alone. It is relevant to all enterprises‚ including government institutions such as hospitals and schools‚ service organization such as retailers‚ banks and financial service organizations. Logistics is dependent upon natural‚ human‚ financial and information resources for
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distributive situations negotiators are motivated to win the competition and beat the other party‚ or gain the largest piece of the fixed resource that they can. In order to achieve these objectives‚ negotiators usually employ "win-lose" strategies and tactics. This approach to negotiation—called distributive bargaining—accepts the fact that there can only be one winner given the situation‚ and pursues a course of action to be that winner. The purpose of the negotiation is to claim value—that is‚ to do
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