PROOF CHAPTER 1 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINS Contents Learning objectives 3 Role of logistics 4 Supply chains 8 Aims of logistics 14 Activities of logistics 18 Importance of logistics 22 Chapter review 28 Case study – Ace Dairies 29 Project – useful websites 30 Discussion questions 31 References 31 Further reading 32 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter you should be able to: • understand the broad role of logistics • see how logistics support the operations of an organisation
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Barilla –Supply Chain Inventory Management Barilla TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 ISSUES IDENTIFICATION 3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS 3 ALTERNATIVES AND/OR OPTIONS 3 RECOMMENDATION AND IMPLEMENTATION: 3-4 Executive Summary: In an attempt to control inventory swings‚ reduce costs‚ and improve sales we have introduced the JITD initiative. This initiative has been a failure
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EFFECTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 1.0 Introduction Christopher (2005‚ p.5) describes supply chain management as follows: “The management of upstream and downstream relationships with suppliers and customers to deliver superior customer value at less cost to the supply chain as a whole” Until recently‚ supply chain management has been largely viewed as a necessary evil and the focus has been strictly on cost reductions. Today however‚ many are coming to the realization that supply chain management can
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| Q1. How to improve the purchasing process? Answer: ) Following are some of the best practices that are being followed by some supply chain managers‚ regarding their purchasing process; Improve your vendor relationships: o Avoid cozy or adversarial relationships with suppliers. Ball tickets and free lunches are great as long as your supplier is bringing great
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How green supply chains will affect and drive the design of next generation logistics and supply chains? Due to the deterioration of global environment‚ increasing concerns of the overall condition of the natural environment have brought the attention on environmental conservation. As Purchasing Magazine (Atkinson‚ 2002) reported that “the most significant factor affecting supply‚ demand‚ pricing‚ and availability of solvents is the environmental issue”. As a result‚ for manufacturers‚ there is
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[pic] BUS 201 Contract Law & Agency Law Group-Based Assignment Group Members PI No Lua Lee Hui M0902119 Mohamed Idris Gurney K0901115 Ng Kong Yuan David M0901042 C O N T E N T S P A G E Question 1 3-9 Question 2 10-13 Question 1 14-16 References 17 Question 1
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Potential competitive advantages generated for MIFA in the Supply Chain design 1. it is possible to widely supervise and control production quality‚ from the inspection of ingoing shipments of the parts to the ongoing quality check at the individual stages of the production process directly at the Sangerhausen plant 2. Better control over own supply chain 3. MIFA can quickly respond to the changes of the customers` needs designing new frame types directly in the paint shop‚ which is located at
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super-giant Wal-Mart has fought its way to becoming the world’s largest company. Wal-Mart’s legendary supply chain technology has allowed them to break the three-day barrier that some economists in the eighties felt that it was unbreakable. In other words‚ Wal-Mart is often able to replenish items on the Wal-Mart shelf in less than three days – not from the central warehouse to the shelf‚ but from the manufacturer to the shelf. With quick and reliable 2-day turn around‚ Wal-Mart is able to maintain
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Wal-Mart Goes South Name Course Prof Date “Save money. Live better” is the slogan of the 1962 founded American multinational retailer corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores around the world. Wal-Mart today is the world’s 18th largest public corporation according to Forbes Global 2011 list. In 1991 Wal-Mart opened its first stores in Mexico and the competition between the store and local supermarkets began. Wal-Mart being so large and worldwide
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Abstracts The supply chain has been traditionally defined as one way process of integrated manufacturing wherein‚ raw material are converted in final products‚ and then delivered to customers. The most common method opted for goods transport is from its raw material state from supplier to finish product to consumer. To elaborate: the follow pattern is from raw material from supplier to manufacture‚ finished goods compilation within the manufacturing premises‚ then finish goods to consumer through
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