Course : BA (Hons) Global Business and Logistics Management Subject Title: Logistics Management Course number: SHT4012 Assignment: Logistics Operations within the UK and Hong Kong Home Grocery Delivery Student Name: Lam Pik Kee‚ Pekky (Student ID#1078762) Table of Contents: 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………................P.1 2. Background and Mission of PARKnshop & Ocado……………………………….P.1 3. Different Approaches of Logistics Strategies & Operation Management………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Our Dell Global Fulfillment and Logistics (GF&L) organization aims to develop and sustain a global transportation and logistics network that uses the most efficient and effective means for us and our transportation providers to distribute our products to our customers. Our job is to get the right product‚ to the right place‚ at the right time. Furthermore‚ our Dell Logistics teams must do this at the right cost. We continue to optimize transportation costs while improving quality and striving to
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Introduction Reverse logistics is described as the function of handling returned products due to damage‚ expiry‚ end of life & recalls etc. In organizations there are a number of activities that describes Reverse Logistics management but are not recognized and controlled (Fassoula‚ 2007). Reverse Logistics (RL) can be considered as a way to understand the process of movement of products from downstream to the point of production for the purpose of recapturing value and proper disposal (Khan &
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disasters place exceptional demands on humanitarian logistics and calls for fast ‚ agile and quick response to alleviate human lives. Deficiencies in the flow of supplies may result in dire consequences. As a result of continuous human and man-made disasters logistics has now become an important factor in humanitarian aid operations‚ to the “extent that logistics efforts account for 80 percent of disaster relief” (Trunick‚ 2005). Humanitarian logistics encompasses a ranges of complicated activities
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many companies are automating their logistics processes by setting up supply chains that connect them with their customers and suppliers. Simply defined‚ logistics is a practice that ’s used to determine how to move people and materials most efficiently between a source and a destination. The "chain" metaphor is used to describe a group of companies connected loosely‚ all collaborating on the most efficient and economical delivery of a product. Logistics management requires that equipment
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Relief Logistics What is it? The basic task of a logistics system is to deliver the appropriate supplies‚ in good condition‚ in the quantities required‚ and at the places and time they are needed. In reality‚ relief logistics is a systems exercise‚ which involves a performance that is coordinated and integrated from wide group of specialists. Much of this activity‚ particularly the work of the control and support staff‚ is hardly visible to the outsider. Mainly relief logistics is concerned
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Content 1. Logistic also plays a role in customer satisfaction 1.1 Overview 2. What is a logistic strategy? 3. Why implement a logistics strategy? 4. What is involved in developing a logistics strategy? 5. What is involved in developing a logistics strategy? 5.1 Strategic 5.2 Structural 5.3 Functional 5.4 Implementation 6. Components to examine when developing a logistics strategy 1. Transportation 6.2 Outsourcing 6
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Field of study: Reverse Logistics | Topic: Managing returns for increased Reverse Logistics profits. | | | Research Proposal Alcuin Ninian Dhilip II MIB‚ 11SJCCMIB00 Managing returns for increased Reverse Logistics profits Reverse Logistics is one the most overlooked elements of the complete operation cycle. There is a perception that returns are a necessary evil to be avoided at all costs‚ Even though reuse of products and materials
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What is Logistics? Overshadowed behind all the excitement given to supply chain management and the technology developed to support it is a lesser known part of the business operations known as logistics. Some might regard logistics as mundane and staid compared to other supply chain initiatives but they don’t get the whole picture. However‚ logistics professionals and knowledgeable managers know that to fulfill customer orders effectively and efficiently‚ a business should employ a good logistics
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Case Study 14.3: EFI Logistics Questions 1. Do EFI’s marketing strategies appear to be appropriate? The EFI’s marketing strategies is to not lose the customers they have‚ and this means that they have to respond to each call quickly and knowledgeably‚ and then providing excellent service. Excellent service means making all of the arrangements and preparing all of the paperwork quickly and accurately‚ and following through to ensure that everything goes as scheduled. The company’s web page is
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