third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL‚ or sometimes TPL) is a firm that provides service to its customers of outsourced (or "third party") logistics services for part‚ or all of their supply chain management functions. Third party logistics providers typically specialize in integrated operation‚ warehousing and transportation services that can be scaled and customized to customers’ needs based on market conditions and the demands and delivery service requirements for their products and
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LIEGE Transport and logistics ©MET Liege is located at the centre of the European motorway network which grants rapid access to the cities and capitals of Europe. Liege‚ Logically Logistical ... O 15 Km ©Lamalle At the junction of four major European railway axes‚ the marshalling yard of Liège is a hub for the goods traffic in Belgium. platforms combining 2 or 3 means of transport (rail‚ road‚ air or waterway) are present near the airport and along the waterways.
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PHYSICAL ASSETS REQUIRED FOR MULTI MODEL TRANSPORT LOGISTICS-WAREHOUSES 1. Warehouses—Introduction ‚ types A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. It has loading docks to load and unload goods from trucks. Warehouses are used by manufacturers‚ importers‚ exporters‚ wholesalers‚ transport businesses‚ customs‚ etc. A warehouse has cranes and forklifts for moving goods. Multi modal transport entails movement of goods in containers by multiple modes of transportation
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Distribution Channels and Logistics Management 12.1 The nature of distribution channels Why are marketing intermediaries used? Why use intermediaries? Means giving up some control over how and to whom products are sold – They are used because they have greater efficiency in making goods available to target markets – Contacts‚ experience‚ specialization‚ scale of operation – N-to-M direct selling‚ N-to-1 + 1-to-M through channel – Producers make narrow assortments in large quantities‚ consumers
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December 2013 Initiation: ready to move up in the world China Logistics Sector • We see the development of China’s logistics industry in the next decade following the path established by the US‚ Japan and Korea • Given a growing need for cost savings‚ emerging 3PL services and a demand boost from e-commerce should be major sector drivers • Positive rating; top pick Sinotrans; also recommend SZI‚ CIMC See important disclosures‚ including any required research certifications‚ beginning
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The Role of Logistics in the Organization Logistics is critical to the success of every organization. Once considered an important behind-the-scenes operational activity‚ logistics is now recognized as a strategic tool for creating customer value and loyalty. Companies like Wal-Mart‚Coca Cola‚and Nike attribute a great deal of their success to their global logistics systems. They realise that integrating activities within the organization and across the logistics pipeline‚ building strong relationships
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Important Articles About Supply Chain A Primer on Sourcing and Procurement in an Integrated Supply Chain Supply Chain Management Review introduces a new series called “Back to Basics.” It’s a look into how excellence in the core logistics and supply chain activities leads to overall business success. The articles in this seven-part series are written by educators from the University of Tennessee. Pictured: Wendy L. Tate‚ Assistant Professor of Logistics‚ Department of Marketing and Logistics
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ACTIVITY 1.3 America’s Promise LEARNING STRATEGIES: Learning Targets Previewing‚ Marking the Text‚ Think-Pair-Share‚ SOAPSTone Before Reading 1. The Statue of Liberty has long been a welcoming figure to the millions of immigrants who have come to the United States of America. What feelings or thoughts do you think people might have when looking at the Statue of Liberty for the first time as a new arrival to this country? Source: “An ocean steamer passing the Statue of Liberty:
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A logistics department of a company Analysis of Business Operations Group 7 Chao Chen Mu Liu Abstract This paper mainly talks about a logistics department of a company which I worked for nearly three years. At first‚ it provides an introduction of this company and its logistics department. And after that‚ it indicates the problem the department faced now and points out the requirements of it when faces those problems. The main problems are too many workers in this department; unfair working
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With the Cement industry showing a downward trend in profit margins‚ better logistics management proves beneficial to many of the cement manufacturers. Let us explores the various modes of logistics that can provide a cost-effective means of cement transportation. Cement‚ being a bulk commodity‚ transporting is a costly affair. The selling and distribution costs account for around 21% of production cost. In 2009-10‚ top 30 cement companies spent more than Rs 10‚000 crore to carry cement to the consumer
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