Logistics is the management of the flow of resources between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet some requirements‚ for example‚ of customers or corporations. The resources managed in logistics can include physical items‚ such as food‚ materials‚ equipment‚ liquids‚ and staff‚ as well as abstract items‚ such as information‚ particles‚ and energy. The logistics of physical items usually involves the integration of information flow‚ production‚ material handling‚ packaging
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Logistics process Definition of logistics Logistics is a function that is flexible and changes according to the various constraints and demands imposed upon it. Logistics is - Supply + Materials Management + Distribution and logistics is basically the overall management of distributions and supply. There are many different transport methods including- * Air- This is used to deliver goods fast and also internationally. * Water- This can be used to transport goods slower. Sometimes unreliable
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FINANCIAL SERVICES UK Banks: Performance Benchmarking Report Full Year Results 2012 kpmg.co.uk/banking Basis of preparation This report summarises the 2012 full year results of Barclays‚ HSBC‚ Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds)‚ Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Standard Chartered1. Whilst progressively more information has been given in results announcements in recent years‚ not all statutory accounts or Pillar 3 reports have been published at the date of this report‚ and therefore analysis
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PT. SEA LOG South East Asia Logistics Head Office: WTC Mangga Dua Lt. UG Blok. D No. 99 - 100 Jakarta Utara Telephone: +62 21 - 91943864 Fax: +62 21 - 30017831 Email: marketing@sea-log.com& cs_jkt@sea-log.com Website: www.sea-log.com ____________________________________________________________ __________________________ _ PT.SEALOG -“Connecting Islands‚ Connecting desires” The term “logistics” originates from the ancient Greek “λόγος” (“logos”—“ratio‚ word‚calculation‚ reason‚ speech
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Chapter 1 An overview of logistics Economic impacts of logistics Economic utility (the value or usefulness of a product in fulfilling customer needs or wants) 4 general types: * Possession utility : the value or usefulness that comes from a customer being able to take possession of a product * Form utility : a product’s being in a form that can be used by the customer and is of value to the customer(allocation; smaller quantities that are desired by customers) * Place utility :having
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The HSBC Money-Laundering Scandal Case Facts HSBC is one of the largest financial institutions in the world‚ with assets over $2.5 trillion‚ 89 million customers‚ 220‚000 shareholders‚ operations/affiliates in 85 countries‚ and 2011 profits of nearly $22 billion (HSBC‚ 2011a). Drawing upon evidence revealed following a year-long investigation into HSBC (Levin et al.‚ 2012)‚ seven areas of case fact illustrating key anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorist financing problems can be seen including:
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1) What problem did HSBC face in this case? What management‚ technology‚ and organization factors were responsible for the problem? Did HSBC management correctly identify the problem? HSBC Holding‚ with headquarters in London‚ is one of the world’s biggest and most successful banks. Like many others‚ the bank ran into problems during the global financial crisis of the late 2000s due in large part to its heavy exposure to the U.S. subprime mortgage market. HSBC not only originated mortgages‚ but
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HSBC is known as the “World’s local bank”. Originally called the HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited‚ HSBC was established in 1865 to finance the growing trade between China and the United Kingdom. HSBC is now the second largest bank in the world‚ serving 100 million customers through 9‚500 branches in 79 countries. The company is organized by business line (personal financial services; customer finance; commercial banking; corporate investment banking and markets; private banking)
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Logistics is the process of strategically managing the procurement‚ movement and storage of materials‚ parts and finished inventory (and the related information flows) through the organization and its marketing channels in such a way that current and future profitability are maximized through the cost-effective fulfilment of orders. supply chain management The management of upstream and downstream relationships with suppliers and customers to deliver superior customer value at less cost
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is an attempt to make a bird’s view of the global strategies of HSBC over last five years and analyze them in the view of the current global financial scenario. This study lays a special emphasis on the emerging trends and opportunities in the emerging economies and tries to analyze the region specific strategies to serve these markets effectively and thus expanding the overall market base of the company. I. Executive summary HSBC holdings‚ one of the world’s oldest financial service conglomerates
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