PART III EXAMINATION QUESTIONS CHAPTER 1: AN OVERVIEW OF LOGISTICS Multiple Choice Questions 1. Logistics clearly contributes to ___________ and ___________ utility. a. time; place b. form; time c. place; form d. possession; time e. none of the above (a; p. 3) 2. ___________ utility refers to the value or usefulness that comes from a customer being able to take possession of a product. a. Time b. Place c. Form d. Possession (d; p. 3) 3. ___________ utility refers to having products available
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Department of Global Business and Transportation An An Introduction to Logistics and the Supply Chain Abstract Abstract Oft times I have found that students come into a course1 that assumes they have knowledge of logistics and the supply chain‚ but‚ in fact‚ lack that knowledge. This note helps to provide a bridge to those students and improve their chances of successfully completing the course. Applicable to the Following Courses TMGT 7200 MIS in Transportation TMGT 8510 System Design
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developed economy‚ cities‚ modern infrastructure. Today we do important steps on the way to this future. As our country is a crossroad of the worlds‚ which connects the West with the East and the North with the South‚ the development of transport logistics sector is a matter of great importance to us. What is required to this effect? Let ’s imagine the whole transport network of our entire continent‚ imagine how much cargo is moving through them every day‚ and each cargo has its own destination
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1 . How can design for logistic concepts be used to control logistics costs and make the supply chain more efficient ? Design for logistics concepts can be used to control logistics costs by applying the concepts to the supply chain process . The DFL focuses on three concepts ‚ which are : packaging and transportation ‚ parallel and concurrent processing ‚ and standardization . In terms of controlling logistics costs ‚ the DFL suggests that packaging and transportation can be improved
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A Project Proposal Submitted for the partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Advance Diploma in Business Management (Part time) Program. CRYSTAL MARTIN GARMENT (PVT) LIMITED [pic] Supply Chain & Logistic Solution K.G.L.C.J. Bandara ADBM-ESU-12-39 Advance Diploma in Business Management Program (Sunday) National Institute of Business Management Colombo‚ Sri Lanka Introduction of Organization The Crystal Group is headquartered
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There third party logistics service providers(3PLs) are experts in the management and flow of freight‚allowing customers to focus their resources on other activities.Some of these larger organizations provide a one-stop shopping solution where customers can purchase all their transportation service needs‚regardless of mode or geographic requirements. Types of 3PL providers While many 3PLs promote themselves as integrated service providers with a comprehensive range of logistics activity.Hence‚the
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Final Project: Zara Logistics Introduction Zara is a Spanish-based retail chain owned by the group Inditex who has taken a new approach in the industry and has completely changed the fashion world. Zara specializes in inexpensive fashions for women and men between the ages of 16 and 35. Zara has created a competitive advantage: they own their in-house production and they have an impressive logistic strategy. By owning its in-house production‚ Zara is able to be flexible in the variety‚ amount
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The requirement for change is to broaden the business in the local area to increase the market shares by minimum of 7.5%. ZieTel logistics would also need to improve or enhance the running of distribution activities with the application of modern technology such as GPS and PDAS. Beside that‚ establish and control the united and sufficient driven manpower. Lastly‚ boost the effectiveness of work and reduce time of delivery with greater truck fleet. • Review the organization’s current policies‚ practices
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com/food-coast-to-coast/ http://business.edf.org/sites/business.edf.org/files/OceanSpray_factsheet_02_0.pdf http://www.slideshare.net/afinn816/exel-transportation-2010 http://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/snapshot-food-logistics-a-lineup-of-challenges/ http://blog.mytmc.com/2013/08/22/logistics-collaboration-a-great-idea-if-you-can-make-it-work/ http://www.foodlogistics.com/article/10879716/food-on-the-move http://www.chrobinson.com/en/us/About-Us/Newsroom/Press-Releases/2008/Ocean-Spray-Awards-CHRW-Supplier-of-Year/
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Coty Inc‚ and Elizabeth Arden. The industry product categories are identified as cosmetics‚ hair care‚ skin care‚ sun care and perfume‚ which are developed‚ marketed and manufactured by powerhouses such as L’Oreal. The five trends affecting the logistics operations of the cosmetics industry are centralization of distribution‚ innovation in packaging‚ evolution of new distribution channels targeted at men‚ search for suppliers of organic ingredients and information technology. The trend of centralized
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