INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD INDIA Research and Publications The Logistics Sector in India: Overview and Challenges Pankaj Chandra Nimit Jain W.P. No.2007-03-07 March 2007 The main objective of the working paper series of the IIMA is to help faculty members‚ Research Staff and Doctoral Students to speedily share their research findings with professional colleagues‚ and to test out their research findings at the pre-publication stage INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD-380
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million per week. “Pete’s price to its retail customers is $2.50 per can which would allow a gross margin of $1.25 per can. Pete’s cost to produce each can is $0.85 inventory carrying costs per can are $0.10 per can.”(Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective‚ P.74‚ Case 2.2‚ Pete’s) How will the company maintain its products freshness‚ advertise properly‚ keep up the supply‚ and still make profit? The highest demand for snacks including peanuts is during sports games‚ which includes the National
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John Deere & Company manufactures and distributes agriculture equipment as well as a broad range of construction and forestry equipment. The company is partnered with FedEx in order to maintain the logistics flow involved with the company’s transactions. FedEx is responsible for providing outsourced transportation services to 11 Deere facilities across the US and Canada. The 11 Deere facilities have different service agreements with FedEx in terms of cost and service depending on the type of business
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Maritime Economics & Logistics‚ 2004‚ 6‚ (190–192) r 2004 Palgrave Macmillan Ltd All rights reserved. 1479-2931/04 $30.00 www.palgrave-journals.com/mel BOOK REVIEW The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business. C. Th. Grammenos ed. LLP: London‚ 2002 Maritime Economics & Logistics (2004) 6‚ 190–192. doi:10.1057/palgrave.mel.9100103 The International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2002. During its 10-year of existence‚ it has developed into
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Logistics is one of the main functions within a company as it can help any effort utilize the supply chain more efficiently by cutting costs when appropriate and by avoiding waste of time and materials. Thus‚ in Xtra One Food Industry‚ logistic activities are transportation and warehousing. 1.1 Transportation Transportation involves the physical movement or flow of goods where the goods will be transported between different places. The transportation is a physical link that connects customers‚
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TROOP LEADING PROCEDURES (TLP) TROOP LEADING PROCEDURE is the logical sequence of action that a leader follows while preparing for the execution of an assigned mission making the best use of time‚ facilities or equipment and personnel. Troop-leading procedure is a dynamic process by which a commander receives a mission‚ plans and executes it. It should be an instinctive and familiar way of thinking for a commander. The sequence of the individual TLP’s is not rigid. It is modified
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UCSI University Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Logistics Management BL104 Elements of Logistics and Transportation January 2011 Semester GROUP ASSIGNMENT THE ISSUE Logistics operations and management varies from one location to another. Reasons could be due to geographical‚ culture‚ economy‚ status of nation (developed or developing). Choose any one of logistics activities in your respective country and discuss the their current modus operandi. Determine the strong points and weaknesses
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transport The South African transport and logistics industry: a spoke in the wheels henry carelse and shaun scott DIRECTORS: WORLDWIDE INTEGRATED LOGISTICS (PTY) LTD R Most industries in South Africa are faced with globalisation and transformation challenges. The South African transport and logistics industry is‚ however‚ faced with a number of its own peculiarities. This diverse industry comprises tens of thousands of individual truck- and bakkie-owners‚ as well as some of South Africa’s
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Kimberly Clark – Lean Logistics June 25‚ 2012 Executive Summary Organizations in today’s economy often include cost control or reduction in their overall strategies. Logistics is an area of increasing focus where internal and external costs affect the margins and customer demands require excellence of service. In distribution‚ selective‚ exclusive and intensive are three primary channels in which an organization must determine the best option in relation
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Literature Review: Literature portrays logistics and MIS practices from a variety of different perspectives with a common goal of ultimately improving performance and competitiveness. 1. Analysis of financial and MIS excellence of BRAC Bank Joydeep Sinha Roy‚ BRAC university 2. Course teacher instructions and lectures over the semesters. 3. Course book entitled Management Information Systems ( Managing the digital firm) written by Laudon and Laudon. While there is plenty of published
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