Term Paper Worldwide Sourcing Many companies in today’s business world are exploring new ways to surpass their competitors. Over the past twenty years‚ there has been a significant increase in worldwide sourcing. According to Tim Minahan from SearchCIO‚ global sourcing is the process of identifying‚ evaluating‚ negotiating and configuring supply across multiple geographies to reduce costs‚ maximize performance and mitigate risks (Minahan‚ 2003). So why is going international so popular among
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Abstract The rapid development of global commerce has drove logistics to reduce products lifecycles‚ increase response and action efficiency and optimize investments of inventory for current businesses. Therefore‚ logistics plays a pivotal role in nowadays commerce. The objective of the report is to discuss and evaluate the existing logistics theories. Whereas‚ DHL will be selected as a case study so as to get a further understanding on logistics according to the analysis result. Introduction As with
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Part A Question 1 The four primary logistic activities are: 1. Transportation A key logistics activity is to actually provide for the movement of materials and goods from point of origin to point of consumption‚ and perhaps to its ultimate point of disposal as well. Transportation involves selection of the mode (e.g.‚ air‚ rail‚ water‚ truck‚ or pipeline)‚ the routing of the shipment‚ assuring of compliance with regulations in the region of the country where shipment is occurring‚ and selection
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UNIVERSITY SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Assignment One Executive Summary John Deere is an American based company out of Moline‚ Illinois currently trying to assess one of it’s supplier company’s performance. The company in question is Complex Parts Inc. who has been a supplier for Deere for the past ten years with annual sales to its Moline unit of approximately $3.5 million. The issue in question comes after five members of an evaluation team discussed Complex Parts’ performance over the past
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Assignment 1. There are five logistics/supply chain stories in the video. Suggest an appropriate title that you would give to each story. (10 marks) FarEastFlora- “Delivering love to the one’s we love” Transporting the animals- “Sizing up the Sheep” WLNA- “Keeping it cool on this Sunny Island” NTUC supply chain- “Right product‚ right quantity‚ at the right time!” Keppel Logistics- “The life and benefits of logisticians” 2. What type of logistics does each story belong to? (10 marks)
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Executive Summary The development of information technology has caused the nature of logistics and supply chain management changing dramatically. Furthermore‚ the relationship between retailer and supplier changed as well due to the changing of retail exchanges. As retailers are going to gain much more business opportunities and reduce cost on supply chain‚ it has affected the supplier in somehow. According to the change‚ there are some issues cannot be ignored because of the importance of the
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Doe Deere is the business owner of the cosmetic line named Lime Crime. Doe Deere was born in Russia. She moved to the United States in her late teenage years. Doe Deere lived in New York City for 14 years before moving to Los Angeles‚ California. Doe Deere started a business in Russia when she was just 13 years of age. She first started off by selling temporary tattoos. Doe also used to be a musician but she ended up in the cosmetic industry. Doe Deere first started living in Manhattan and then
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Final exam logistics 1.) Ikea case: (the 3 main topics) a. Competition between suppliers The structure of Ikeas logistic creates a high competition between their suppliers. It is because Ikea is subdivided into (many) Trading Areas‚ which compete for the commissions the headquarters of Ikea (Ikea of Sweden) gives. Each Trading Area tries to find the best thus cheapest solution for producing and delivering a product‚ so each of them negotiate with their suppliers and make an offer to the headquater
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John Deere and Complex Parts Inc. Question 1: Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of John Deere’s Achieving Excellence Program. Consider and discuss other criteria to include in the analysis. Strengths of Achieving Excellence Program 1) Win/Win Situation One of the strength offered by this program is a promised Quality product‚ which is equally important and beneficial for both parties‚ Deere & Complex Parts Inc. 2) Performance based volumes This compliance system yields a bench
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Executive Summary John Deere is an iconic one hundred and seventy-seven year old company and maker of agricultural machinery headquartered in Moline‚ Illinois. What started as a small business operation has sprung into a multibillion-dollar global operation. In 2013 alone‚ the company boasted sales of $37.80 billion. Founded in 1837 by a blacksmith‚ the company originally only built plows‚ and did not assemble their first tractor until they purchased a small tractor company‚ Waterloo Boy‚ in 1918
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