Logistics Administration. Objective: To provide the students with the basic elements of the logistics administration and the physical distribution in order to take the right decisions. Compendia: a) Total Distribution Concept and logistics administration b) Customer service‚ logistics and customer service and customer service vs. cost c) Channel of distribution strategy‚ selection of the channel and distribution d) Warehousing Total Distribution Concept and logistics
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HOW WELL DOES PARLIAMENT PERFORM ITS VARIOUS FUNCTIONS? Parliament is designed to hold the executive accountable; therefore it goes about this by various means of government scrutiny‚ such as Prime Minister’s Question Time. In addition‚ Parliament is expected to perform a legislative function‚ creating the process of a bill becoming a law after undergoing many stages between the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Finally‚ Parliament is also required to be representative of the
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BMGT 372 - INTRODUCTION TO LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CASE 2 QUESTIONS AND POINT VALUES ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION FOR SSI The following questions are intended to guide your analysis‚ but please be sure to adhere to the strategic and technical guidelines regarding formatting (see the example memo provided for you). The point values for each question are also provided‚ to make clear how the case will be graded. The case is worth 10 points total‚ or 10% of the final grade for the
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Background Zara Zara is a chain of stores Belonging to the Spanish fashion group INDITEX founded by Amancio Ortega Gaona. It is the company ’s flagship chain and is represented in Europe‚ America‚ Africa and Asia with 1412 stores in 69 countries‚ 500 of them in Spain. During 2007 it opened 560 stores across the group. . It has three logistics centers‚ located in the main Arteixo‚ province of La Coruna (Spain)‚ where he opened the first store in 1975 and two in Zaragoza and Madrid. In 1975 he
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4.2: LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Module 1 Introduction to Logistics and its interface with production and Marketing; Measures of Logistics; Physical distribution and logistics. Introduction to Logistics • When total supply chain system is integrated over a firm‚ it is known as logistics • It is an integrated effort aimed at helping customer value at a lower cost. • Without logistical support‚ marketing and manufacturing departments cannot accomplish product in timely or fresh manner. • The value of logistics
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way for Zara to maintain their sustainable growth is to seek new opportunities in the apparel market. With changing consumer behaviors as a result of globalization‚ and U.S. department stores suffering‚ there are growth options available for specialty retailers like Zara. Zara has the opportunity to be one of the trendiest/low priced retailers that America has seen recently. Zara should most likely develop a second central distribution center in the Americas to decrease logistics in order
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Theme: “Meeting Customer Expectations through 7M’s” Inauguration Ceremony and Keynote address by Chief Guest Mr. S Maitra‚ Chief Operating Officer‚ Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. Good Morning! Distinguished Guests‚ Delegates‚ Ladies and Gentlemen‚ It is a great honor for me to deliver a keynote speech at this very important forum of International Conference & Exhibition on Aluminum Casting Industry organized by Aluminum Casters’ Association of India (ALUCAST). I would like to first congratulate
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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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preeminent customer value which will help the companies consolidate their competitive advantage and achieve long-term profitability. Companies have responded to customers’ expectation by increasing the value offered to them through improving products quality‚ reducing prices and intensifying customer services (Bill Dodds‚ 2003). In the transportation industry‚ there are more and more budget airlines and they are fiercely competing. Budget airlines dropped their prices to attract customers and price
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1 Welcome Address for the Inaugural Function of the Sixth Brothers Congress of South Asia On behalf of the Chennai Province which is celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of it existence as a province and on behalf of the Organizers‚ I consider it a unique privilege given to me to extend a warm welcome to all the participants of the Sixth Brothers Congress of South Asia. May this become an event to be recalled with much joy and nostalgia in the years to come! In a special way‚ I welcome
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