TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) INTRODUCTION 2) KEY OBJECTIVES 3) HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS ADOPTED BY WFP a) SHIPPING b) AVIATION c) SURFACE TRANSPORT 4) EMERGENCY RESPONSE 5) DISASTERS RELEIF EMERGENCY FUNDS (DREF) d) UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE DEPOTS IN DUBAI UAE 6) THE LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENT OF DUBAI a) AIR PORT AND FREE ZONE AREA b) LEGAL FRAMEWORK c) INFORMATION ABOUT OPERATIONS i. IMPORTS ii. DOCUMENTATIONS FOR
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WHAT IS LOGISTICS According to Paul R. Murphy ‚ Jr. and Donald F. Wood‚ who shared the definition as promulgated by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals‚ one of the world’s most prominent organizations for logistics professionals‚ defined it as “Logistics management is that part of supply chain management that plans‚ implements and controls the efficient‚ effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods‚ services and related information between the point of origin and the
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Research paper E-logistics and the natural environment Joseph Sarkis‚ Laura M. Meade and Srinivas Talluri The authors Joseph Sarkis is in the Graduate School of Management‚ Clark University‚ Worcester‚ Massachusetts‚ USA. Laura M. Meade is in the Graduate School of Management‚ University of Dallas‚ Irving‚ Texas‚ USA. Srinivas Talluri is in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management‚ Eli Broad College of Business Administration‚ Michigan State University‚ East Lansing‚ Michigan‚ USA
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MBA 4.2: LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Module 1 Introduction to Logistics and its interface with production and Marketing; Measures of Logistics; Physical distribution and logistics. Introduction to Logistics • When total supply chain system is integrated over a firm‚ it is known as logistics • It is an integrated effort aimed at helping customer value at a lower cost. • Without logistical support‚ marketing and manufacturing departments cannot accomplish product in timely or fresh manner. • The value of
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1. What is Logistic Management and its Objectives? Logistics means having the right thing‚ at the right place‚ at the right time. In business‚ logistics is defined as a business planning framework for the management of material‚ service‚ information and capital flows. It includes the increasingly complex information‚ communication and control system required in today’s business environment. (Logistix Partners Oy‚ Helsinki‚ FI‚ 1996). Objectives of Logistics Management is to make available
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Logistics Operation Contents Executive Summary 3 Company profiles: 3 Tesco Plc: 3 Sainsbury: 4 Analysis of logistic operations of TESCO: 4 Logistics in practice: 4 Logistics replenishment policy: 5 Transportation model for national and global operations: 6 Analysis of logistics of operation of SAINSBURY: 7 Logistics practices: 7 Logistics replenishment policy: 8 Transportation model for national and global operations: 8 Comparative
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Our Dell Global Fulfillment and Logistics (GF&L) organization aims to develop and sustain a global transportation and logistics network that uses the most efficient and effective means for us and our transportation providers to distribute our products to our customers. Our job is to get the right product‚ to the right place‚ at the right time. Furthermore‚ our Dell Logistics teams must do this at the right cost. We continue to optimize transportation costs while improving quality and striving to
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Backwards: Reverse Logistics Trends and Practices Going Backwards: Reverse Logistics Trends and Practices University of Nevada‚ Reno Center for Logistics Management Dr. Dale S. Rogers Dr. Ronald S. Tibben-Lembke © 1998‚ Reverse Logistics Executive Council Contents in Brief CHAPTER 1: SIZE AND IMPORTANCE OF REVERSE LOGISTICS 1 CHAPTER 2: MANAGING RETURNS 37 CHAPTER 3: DISPOSITION AND THE SECONDARY MARKET 73 CHAPTER 4: REVERSE LOGISTICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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student.They are talking about the new trends of logistics areas.The useful words which may be involved in the dialog are as follows.Please try to design the dialog. J(John) T(Tom) T: Hello Mr.Jonh‚these days I have read some books on the the trends of logistics in the future.But I found that articles about the field is not as enough as I expected. I think the problem has an important significance for the future development of logistics. So I would like to ask your opinion about this
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many companies are automating their logistics processes by setting up supply chains that connect them with their customers and suppliers. Simply defined‚ logistics is a practice that ’s used to determine how to move people and materials most efficiently between a source and a destination. The "chain" metaphor is used to describe a group of companies connected loosely‚ all collaborating on the most efficient and economical delivery of a product. Logistics management requires that equipment
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