the Study Emergencies and 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
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Research paper E-logistics and the natural environment Joseph Sarkis‚ Laura M. Meade and Srinivas Talluri The authors Joseph Sarkis is in the Graduate School of Management‚ Clark University‚ Worcester‚ Massachusetts‚ USA. Laura M. Meade is in the Graduate School of Management‚ University of Dallas‚ Irving‚ Texas‚ USA. Srinivas Talluri is in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management‚ Eli Broad College of Business Administration‚ Michigan State University‚ East Lansing‚ Michigan‚ USA
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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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www.pwc.com/tl2030 Transportation & Logistics 2030 Volume 4: Securing the supply chain Strategies to help companies take an active role in improving supply chain security. Acknowledgements The editorial board of this issue of our Transportation & Logistics 2030 series consisted of the following individuals: PwC Klaus-Dieter Ruske +49 211 981 2877 klaus-dieter.ruske@de.pwc.com Dr. Peter Kauschke +49 211 981 2167 peter.kauschke@de.pwc.com Gautam Basu +358 5040 16830 gautam.basu@fi.pwc
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Unit Code & Unit Title: DL101 Introduction to logistics management 2. Course of Study: Diploma in Logistics Management 3. Year of Study: Year One 4. Year and Semester: Semester 2‚ 2014 5. Reading List: Main Text: 1. Paul R. Murphy‚ Jr‚ Donald F. Wood‚ Contemporary Logistics‚ Pearson education 2. John J. Coyle‚ C. John Langley‚ Jr.‚ Brian J. Gibson‚ Robert A. Novack‚ Edward J. Bardi (2011)‚ Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective‚ 8th Edition‚ Cengage Learning
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ELEMENTS OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION TO LOGISTICS. Chapter 1. Definition: “Logistics is the applied science of defining supporting systems and of planning and implementing the acquisition and use of resources.” Categories of Logistics : 1. Subsistence logistics :- basic necessities of life. it is relatively stable and predictable. 2. operations logistics :- relatively constant and predictable. It starts from raw material utilization
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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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Logistics Operation Contents Executive Summary 3 Company profiles: 3 Tesco Plc: 3 Sainsbury: 4 Analysis of logistic operations of TESCO: 4 Logistics in practice: 4 Logistics replenishment policy: 5 Transportation model for national and global operations: 6 Analysis of logistics of operation of SAINSBURY: 7 Logistics practices: 7 Logistics replenishment policy: 8 Transportation model for national and global operations: 8 Comparative
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devices. In 1968‚ HP came up with its first minicomputer which found immediate industrial application and in 1972 it introduced a handheld calculator which sold exceedingly well‚ despite a higher price. However‚ competition forced HP to reduce its price later. All these products were not developed for the mass market but employed two different methods to determine products and markets – ask co-workers what was needed or build a machine for one customer and market it to others. In 1984‚ HP launched three
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CATCH UP WITH SINGAPORE PORT Furqoni Agustina L P 014201100062 LOGISTIC PAPER Int. Business 3 2011 7/2/2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In this report is about comparison between Tanjung Priok port and Singapore port‚ and also suggestion in order to make Tanjung Priok port can compete with Singapore port. This report include the literature review on the dwelling time‚ cost in short explanation‚ infrastructure that can support the activities in the port in this globalization era‚ also explanation about
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