Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management Table of Contents Introduction 3 Comparative Profiles 3 Comparative Logistics Process 4 Conclusion 8 Bibliography 8 Introduction The purpose of this report is to investigate and identify the various techniques used by a plethora of similar organizations in regards to logistics and transportation used. Business have now become aware of the importance of logistics and providing adequate supplies to satisfy the demand for their
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SCM is the management of a network of interconnected businesses (such as distributors‚ wholesalers and retailers) involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers. It spans all movement and storage of raw materials‚ work-in-process inventory‚ and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption (supply chain). Principles of SCM are: - Internal integration of purchasing and supply‚ manufacturing and physical distribution management - External
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Resilient Supply Chain Introduction In the recent years many disasters and catastrophic events such as hurricane Mitch‚ tsunamis‚ SARS‚ terrorist attacks and earthquakes have shown that we live in world with increasing uncertainty. These events can cause major disruptions in the supply chain. Although similar events have occurred‚ since the terrorist attacks of September 11 of 2001 the firms began to reassess the benefits of commonly accepted strategies for sourcing‚ transportation‚ demand
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Supply Chain Management Adel Abou Heneidy Learning objectives To develop understanding of the following key areas and their interrelationships: * Basic concepts of logistics and supply chain management * The strategic role of a supply chain * The key strategic drivers of supply chain performance * Analytic methodologies for supply chain analysis 2 Supply Chain Management Adel Abou Heneidy Highlights: • • • • • • • • Understanding the Supply Chain Supply Chain performance: achieving strategic
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Supply Chain Management at Dalmia Cements Synopsis Dalmia Cement Limited is a 60-year old company with the cement division contributing around 85% of its revenues. The cement manufacturing plant is located in Dalmiapuram from where it is transported to 7 regional depots‚ with each depot serving 1 zone. The company operates in only two states—Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Excess capacities in the northern and western regions are likely to result in price erosion in the south as well. Given the fact
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Supply Chain management Assignment 1 Submitted to: Sir Munawwar Ahmed This assignment discusses the supply chain concepts being used in various companies. Submitted by: Samir Malik 10/24/2013 Program: MBA 1. Wal Mart’s Secret Of Everyday Low Prices: It can be observed that over the years Wal Mart has become the largest retailer with highest sales. This is due to the effective management of the supply chain. Wal Mart used the logistics technique of “Cross Docking” which resulted in
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VIRTUAL SUPPLY CHAIN Amazon.com EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report will show the meaning of e-commerce and e-business and how they intertwined with each other as exchange is done. It will also identify the different types of e-commerce especially business- to- business and business-to-consumers. It will also aim to identify the policy used by Amazon.com in managing their
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Ravindra Saini Section: E 1. Do you think it was ethical on JOSH’s part to eliminate the entire distribution structure without passing on the benefits to Seth Dhaniram? In my opinion it was not ethical on JOSH’s part to eliminate the distributors from the chain without passing the benefits to Seth Dhaniram. The main diplomatic reason which could have been explained by JOSH to make the decision of removing the distributors may be: * Increasing the efficiency of the supply chain in terms of the time
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builds Marks and Spencer’s brand equity. Marks and Spencer is a very successful retailer for many reasons‚ but the core of their strategy relies on their employees‚ their supply chain management‚ and their rooted understanding of customer’s needs. Resource and Capabilities Marks and Spencer control of end to end supply chain is its core strength. This is extremely rare in the retail market given the fact that M&S controls quality and design right from the producer. Working closely with
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Leagile is the combination of the lean and agile paradigms within a total supply chain strategy by positioning the decoupling point so as to best suit the need for responding to a volatile demand downstream yet providing level scheduling upstream from the marketplace. The decoupling point separates the part of the organisation (supply chain) oriented towards customer orders from the part of the organisation (supply chain) based on planning. In this report‚ I attempt to prepare the literature review
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