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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Introduction Logistics play a major role in our life. Most of the people might not be aware of the importance of logistics until there are problems appear. Under the pressure of arising competitive environment‚ most of the business entities are initiated to focus on the development of logistics. Logistics can be said as the transfers of goods and services from the point of origin to the point of consumptions effectively and efficiently in order to meet the requirement of the customers (Logistics World‚
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The impact of Port in logistics Abstract: Modern logistics is a new growth point of the 21st century the world economy‚ known as "the third profit source". Along with competitive increasingly in the global market‚ the enterprise management become more crucially even brings the attention from government today. Logistics control ability tends to reflect the core competitiveness of a region. Logistics control can control the market. Ports are not only the joint between hub and foreign exchange window
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third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL‚ or sometimes TPL) is a firm that provides service to its customers of outsourced (or "third party") logistics services for part‚ or all of their supply chain management functions. Third party logistics providers typically specialize in integrated operation‚ warehousing and transportation services that can be scaled and customized to customers’ needs based on market conditions and the demands and delivery service requirements for their products and
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CHAPTER I ORGANIZATION Section 1-1 Introduction Logistics Doctrine is a set of teachings or instructions‚ taught concept‚ principles and procedures established through the impacts of decisions made in the past that are relevant and made valid on the planning and carrying out military operations that deals with‚ but not limited to‚ the procurement‚ distribution‚ maintenance‚ and replacement of materiel and personnel. A “healthy” logistics system is critical to a military organization’s success
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ALDI CASE 1.How does ALDI ’s strategy lead to a competitive advantage ? How does the company achieve this strategy? ALDI gains a competitive advantage by several factors. ALDI offers its consumers an excellent value‚ so selling good quality products at a low price‚ thus obtain good market share‚ for example in Germany has a share of about 40 %. With this strategy ALDI and are available to any consumer purchasing power
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Industrials / China 16 December 2013 Initiation: ready to move up in the world China Logistics Sector • We see the development of China’s logistics industry in the next decade following the path established by the US‚ Japan and Korea • Given a growing need for cost savings‚ emerging 3PL services and a demand boost from e-commerce should be major sector drivers • Positive rating; top pick Sinotrans; also recommend SZI‚ CIMC See important disclosures‚ including any required research
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of quality to logistics systems has not been fully realised. In the last decade the growing importance of quality management has been a widely debated topic. Much empirical evidence links an organisations quality management practices to improved organisational performance therefore greater surplus. Due to increasing global competition‚ competitive priorities have shifted from simply cost to quality and flexibility (DeMeyer‚ Miller‚ Nakone‚ and Ferdows‚ 1989)‚ as a result logistics is applied as
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What changes did Shavers make to integrate its European logistics? Integrated logistics is defined as the the process of anticipating customer needs and wants; acquiring the capital‚ materials‚ people‚ technologies and information necessary to meet those needs and wants; optimizing the goods-or-service-producing a network to fulfill customer requests; and utilizing the network to fulfill customer request in a timely way.” Integrated logistics is a service-oriented process. It incorporates actions
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THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS Introduction Third party logistics is an important and growing development within the transport industry. It can be viewed from two perspectives viz. operational point and strategic point. From an operational view‚ third-party logistics may include all logistics activities that are outsourced to a logistics service provider. Third party logistics is defined as the use of external companies to perform logistics functions‚ which have traditionally been performed within
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