Integrated Virtual Logistics Network for Quick Responses By Diatha Krishna Sundar October 2001 Please address all correspondence to: Professor Diatha Krishna Sundar Associate Professor & Chairperson - ERP Centre Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Bannerghatta Road Bangalore 560 076 Phone : 080 - 6993276 Fax : 080-6584050 E-mail : diatha@iimb.ernet.in Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2160390 Working Paper on Integrated Virtual Logistics Network for Quick Responses
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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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JetBlue: Delighting Customers Through Happy Jetting JetBlue is relentlessly focused on making sure that every customer experience lives up to the company slogan‚ “Happy Jetting.” At JetBlue‚ customer well-being is ingrained in the culture. The discount airline has focused on providing niceties that are simply not the norm when it comes to commercial air travel. Things like more legroom‚ comfortable leather seats‚ gourmet snacks‚ LCD entertainment at every seat‚ and free e-mail onboard. These things
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importance of logistics in our global word. It will then move to the recent climate change and its impact on our world with particular reference to logistics and GHG emissions relationship. The write up will follow up with the EPA and other agencies reactions and discuss the impact and the changes in the logistics management by the companies around the world. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Supply Chain Management refers to the flows of processes though which the goods are moved from the customer order to
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The four major steps in designing a customer-driven marketing strategy are Market Segmentation‚ Market Targeting‚ Differentiation and Positioning. Market Segmentation Market segmentation is the process of dividing up the total market (all the people the organisation can sell its products or services to) into identifiable‚ measurable and discrete groups who share some common characteristics or needs and whose attitudes or reactions towards communications messages about products or services might
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ZARA"Compare and Contrast the approaches taken by H&M‚ Benetton and Zara to managing their supply chains". Design Brand | Method | H & M | Mainly in-house designers who design garments to a price point to produce designer garments at a reasonable price. Pattern designers are an important part of the process due to all garments being manufactured by third parties. | Zara | Separate the design into three market segments‚ Women’s‚ Men’s and Children’s lines. Each segment has it’s
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ZARA INTERNAL ANALYSIS. Zara’s core competence is recognizing and assimilating the continuous changes in fashion. They’re very good at this because there’s a very good communication within the company. Store managers send information about the customer demands and new fashion trends to the headquarters on a daily basis. So if there’s a new trend‚ Zara is able to adapt their products or design new articles immediately. If a design doesn’t sell within a week‚ it’s withdrawn from the shops‚ further
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How to create and develop a logistics plan Formulate a logistics plan (create for an existing Company or make your own Company) Five key steps to logistics planning process: 1) Business Goal and Strategies Business goals and strategy comes from overall corporate strategy and the detailed operational strategies. Logistics receives its direction from these sources‚ like all other operational functions of the organization. 2) Specific Customer Service Requirements Logistics planning needs
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How to Connect to a Database and Add/Update/Delete Record In this tutorial I will explain to you on how to connect to an Access database and allow you to Add/Update/Delete a record. To fully understand these tutorials please download the source code How to Add/Update/Delete Record using MS Access Database. This source code is part of the Hotel Reservation System that I am currently working. At the end of this tutorial you will learn the basic of database programming. I would like‚ however‚
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Question 1 Does MAP understand its transportation needs in a changing environment? What role does transportation play in MAP’s supply chain? How is this role different or the same as other companies (multi-nationals‚ retail‚ manufacturing‚ etc.)? Answer: Yes Stanley is aware of the transportation issues plaguing MAP and he is not sure what to do about it. Role of transportation played in MAP’s supply chain:- Stanley received multiple calls from customers complaining about late shipments for
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