Lifelong Learning Programme Leonardo da Vinci Chapter 2 Logistics – Basic Concepts & Characteristics COUrier Routing through Innovative Emulation Learning program COURIEL Contents 1. OVERVIEW OF SUPPLY CHAIN 2. LOGISTICS DECISION MAKING 3. LOGISTICS SYSTEM DESIGN & PLANNING 4. DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS 5. TRANSPORTATION COURIEL 2 Overview of Supply Chain Origin of Logistics The concept of “Logistics” started many years before Christ and was used by Greek generals (Leon the Wise‚ Alexander
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ALEXIS STUDENT: LARIZA VALERIA CHONG FLORES KENT CHEMICAL: ORGANIZING FOR INTERNATIONAL GROWTH KENT CHEMICAL: ORGANIZING FOR INTERNATIONAL GROWTH Kent Chemical was a rubber producer which founded in 1917 in Kent‚ Ohio. In the 1940s‚ as turned into the plastics‚ Kent quickly grew to be one of the biggest producers and marketers of plastic additives and other specialty chemicals. Later‚ in the 2000s‚ Kent became a worldwide specialty-chemical company‚ whose products sold in nearly 100 countries
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Apex is a medium-sized chemical manufacturer with annual sales of $60 million that must make a crucial decision on how to allocate its limited resources. These types of decisions often occur during the S&OP process and are made using product data‚ market analysis‚ risk tolerance‚ culture‚ and a little bit of luck. However‚ making long-term investments based on luck is not a business plan I would be comfortable with. Fortunately for the Executives at the Apex Company they can assess potential business
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Three things are usually required for a chemical explosion: a chemical reaction that occurs very rapidly‚ a large increase in gas pressure‚ and a confined-reaction vessel in which the pressure of the gaseous products can increase to a point that the gases break violently out of the container. In this chemistry and physics science fair project‚ you will use the combustion of ethanol to provide energy for a small explosion. The chemical equation that describes the combustion of ethanol is shown below
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Unit number and title Unit – 1 – 4‚ Principles of Management‚ Marketing Principles‚ Human Resources Management Start date 10/02/2013 Deadline 06/04/2013 Assessor name Daw Mu Mu Theint Assignment title Analytical Report on Business Organisation (Assignment 1 of 1) The purpose of this assignment is to: Be able to use management functions Be able to use the concepts of segmentation‚ targeting and positioning and marketing mix Be able to use various Human Resource Functions Be able
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Flap Flap’s Kid’s Company-Introduction (2014) COMPANY BACKGROUND COMPANY BACKGROUND Flap Flap’s Kid’s Company Team A Brief History The Flap Flaps Company was formed in 2010 by Roy with her partners De Leon‚ Lanutan‚ Mondares‚ Tindugan and Ibañez with the business purpose of acquiring license to trade prominent International Slipper Ready to Wear Fashion Brands
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Soren Chemicals 1. What is the addressable market size for Coracle? Is the first year goal of $1.5 million sales reasonable? (10 points) 2. Why is Soren struggling to sell Coracle? (10 points) 3. What is the highest price Soren can set for Coracle? (7 points) 4. What action plan do you recommend for Coracle? (13 points) Q1. Coracle is one of the clarifiers developed and produced by Soren Chemicals targeting residential pools which have smaller size than commercial pools and water
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Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the design and operation of industrial chemical plants. I have been interested in chemical engineering at a young age because I have plenty of engineers in my family. I was influenced by my family to go into engineering because I witnessed how much my family worked‚ and how much it is able to support my family. Becoming an engineer ensures me of a stable job‚ and I will be financially stable. Chemical engineering
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MBA 755 (Monday: 18:05 – 21:25) SYLLABUS The Course Instructor Natasha Vijay Munshi‚ MCS‚ MBA‚ PhD Contact details: Office: 260G Rike Hall (Office hours: Mondays‚ Tuesdays and Thursdays: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. and by Appointment) Tel: 2720 Email: natasha.munshi@wright.edu Aims and Objectives Strategic Management is the theory and practice of making decisions that shape the future of the firm. This course looks at the content and process of strategic decision making from the perspective
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Case Study Week 3 - Victoria Chemicals PLC 1. What changes‚ if any‚ should the plant manager (Morris) ask the financial controller (Greystock) to make to his analysis? Morris should ask the Financial Controller to the make the following changes to his analysis: • Include the cost of the rolling stock. These would become an essential asset of the Merseyside Works. The investment to occur in 2010 and then depreciated over the following 10 years. These would become an asset of the Merseyside works
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