1. Supply chain management consists of firm collaborating to leverage strategic positioning and to improve operating efficiency. Within a firm’s supply chain mgt‚ logistic is the work required to move and geographically position inventory. The supply chain mgt is driving the world’s major global companies. Ten years ago‚ the typical supply chain for manufacturing companies was domestic. Today-thanks to the migration of manufacturing to China and other lower-cost countries-it’s just as likely to
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Abstract The rapid development of global commerce has drove logistics to reduce products lifecycles‚ increase response and action efficiency and optimize investments of inventory for current businesses. Therefore‚ logistics plays a pivotal role in nowadays commerce. The objective of the report is to discuss and evaluate the existing logistics theories. Whereas‚ DHL will be selected as a case study so as to get a further understanding on logistics according to the analysis result. Introduction As with
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Seven Steps of Project Planning April Willochell Project Management Every project is an opportunity to produce something new‚ to make a real difference. You can introduce change‚ increase productivity‚ enhance capabilities of your company or of a client or build new relationships. Seven steps are essential to success in organizations that simultaneously manage multiple initiatives. Effectiveness begins with good pre-project planning plus an understanding of what a project is and what can be
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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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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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Executive Summary The development of information technology has caused the nature of logistics and supply chain management changing dramatically. Furthermore‚ the relationship between retailer and supplier changed as well due to the changing of retail exchanges. As retailers are going to gain much more business opportunities and reduce cost on supply chain‚ it has affected the supplier in somehow. According to the change‚ there are some issues cannot be ignored because of the importance of the
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Part A Question 1 The four primary logistic activities are: 1. Transportation A key logistics activity is to actually provide for the movement of materials and goods from point of origin to point of consumption‚ and perhaps to its ultimate point of disposal as well. Transportation involves selection of the mode (e.g.‚ air‚ rail‚ water‚ truck‚ or pipeline)‚ the routing of the shipment‚ assuring of compliance with regulations in the region of the country where shipment is occurring‚ and selection
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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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References: Bowersox‚ Donald J.‚ Closs‚ David J. & Cooper‚ M.Bixby : “Supply Chain Logistics Management”‚ The MCGraw-Hill Companies‚Inc. ‚ 2nd ed. 2007. Bowersox‚ Donald J.‚ Closs‚ David J. and Theodore P.Stank‚ 21 st Century Logistics: Making Supply Chain Integration a Reality ‚ Oak Brook‚ IL; Council of Logistics Management‚ 1999. Copacino‚ William C. “Supply chain management: The basics and beyond”‚ CRC Press LLC‚ 1997. Schroeder‚ Roger G. : “Operations
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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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