Global Agenda Council on Logistics & Supply Chain Systems 2012-2014 Outlook on the Logistics & Supply Chain Industry 2013 July 2013 Published by World Economic Forum‚ Geneva‚ Switzerland‚ 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted‚ in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ or otherwise without the prior permission of the World Economic Forum. World Economic Forum 91-93 route de
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IQRA UNIVERSITY Assignment Supply Chain Management Submitted By Zain Ali Samo 6261 Submitted to Mr. Masood Sabzwari Date 17-9-2013 What is reverse logistics (RL)? How does it differ from forward logistics? Many organizations and individuals have tried to define Reverse Logistics. We refer to the term "reverse logistics" as all activity associated with a product/service after the point of sale‚ the ultimate goal to optimize or make more efficient aftermarket activity‚ thus saving money
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LogForum > Electronic Scientific Journal of Logistics < http://www.logforum.net ISSN 1734-459X 2010 Vol. 6 Issue 3 No 3 EVOLUTION OF COMPETENCIES OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGERS Danuta Kisperska-Moroń University of Economics‚ Katowice‚ Poland ABSTRACT. One new concept emerging in current business reality is a virtual supply chain. This paper indicates in what way a virtual supply chain‚ that is subject to constant changes‚ influences the requirements for competencies of managerial
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Supply Chain Risk Management in Procurement and Logistics Report by iMBA 2015 students: Content 1.Introduction and Summary………………………………………………………………….. 3 2. Types of the risks ………………………………………………………………….…………… 3 2.1 Delay of delivery ……………………………………………………………………. 3 2.2 Force Majeure ……………………………………………………………………….. 4 2.3 Procurement risk ……………………………………………………………………. 5 2.4 Receivables risk ……………………………………………………………………... 5 2.5 Inventory risk …………………………………………………………………………. 6 2.6 Capacity risk
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CHALLENGES FOR LOGISTIC & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN SLOWDOWN A distinct feature of this economic slowdown is the direct degradation of consumer’s assets which has wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars in wealth. And consumers have responded by spending conservatively and concentrating on improving their savings. This new era of low spending and unpredictable consumer behaviour has rendered many demand-forecasting models inaccurate or even obsolete. Therefore‚ companies across the world are
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1. Logistics is the key to the success of supply chain of a business firm. Define. A supply chain consists of the series of activities and organisations that materials move through on their journey from initial suppliers to final customers. Logistics is the function responsible for all aspects of the movement and storage of materials on their journey from original suppliers through to final customers. Logistics are integral to the supply chain. They include inbound shipments‚ outbound shipments
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Institute Of Business Management Term Project on Lucky Cement Supply Chain Management Submitted to: Mr. Ali Khan Made By: Sultan Shaheer Khan Syed kamran Ahmed Syed Ahsan Ahmed Junaid Jawed Shahzaman Khoro 8th December‚ 2010 Letter of Acknowledgment It has been a pleasure to be Mr. Moinuddin sheikh’s students. We would like to thank him for giving us the chance to learn and apply the theories of Supply chain Management in practical situation. His lectures have been
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1.2 What specific role does logistics play in supply chain operations? Logistics is the primary conduit of product and service flow within a supply chain arrangement. It is the work required to move and to position inventory throughout a supply chain. It is a combination of order management‚ inventory‚ transportation‚ warehousing‚ material handling and packaging as integrated throughout a facility network. Logistics is essential for effective supply chain connectivity. 1.4 Compare and contrast
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1. Introduction 1.1 Product to be delivered & General background It is reported that Michael Dell establishes the Dell Computer Corporation in 1984 which develop quickly expand market share of computer industry date back the early 1990’s‚ Michigan Technological University (2010). Dell website (2012) mentioned that the objective of Dell is to be global IT leader by building and inspiring IT solutions and services that give customers the power to do more. It also said that Dell offer laptops
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influence on them if they were to expand to the United States of America (USA). Sumo Salads is currently present in Australia‚ New Zealand‚ London and Dubai as of the moment (Sumo Salads‚ 2012). These countries were fast to pick up on the fad of healthy eating due to the world’s increasing obesity rate. Because of this‚ by expanding Sumo Salads into one of the world’s highest obesity rated countries‚ Sumo Salads can be in for another success. External factors that they would face would be legal factors‚ social
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