1. Did it surprise you that logistics can be such an important component in a country’s economic system? Why or why not? Logistics plays a key role in the economy in two significant ways. First‚ logistics is one of the major expenditures for businesses‚ thereby affecting and being affected by other economic activities. In the United States‚ for example‚ logistics contributed approximately 10.3 percent of GDI in 1996. U.S. industry spent approximately $451 billion on transportation of freight
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Introduction Henry Ford said that “Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” If Henry Ford knew the value of doing it right the first time‚ then why does this basic practice seem to be missing from so many companies today? The answer is...because it’s hard. It requires a rigorous approach to problem solving‚ a relentless effort to identify and eliminate all forms of inefficiency‚ and a commitment to change the corporate culture that few firms are willing to embrace. In fact‚ a recent
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logistics structures the supply network around three main factors: the flow of materials‚ the flow of information and the time taken to respond to demand from source of supply. The scope of the network extends from the ‘focal firm’ in darker red at the centre across supplier and customer interfaces‚ and therefore typically stretches across functions‚ organisations and borders. The network is best seen as a system of interdependent processes‚ where actions in one part affect those of all others
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Reverse logistics stands for all operations related to the reuse of products and materials. It is "the process of planning‚ implementing‚ and controlling the efficient‚ cost effective flow of raw materials‚ in-process inventory‚ finished goods and related information from the point of consumption to the point of origin for the purpose of recapturing value or proper disposal. More precisely‚ reverse logistics is the process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of capturing
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The essay will discuss the concepts and the importance of logistics in our global word. It will then move to the recent climate change and its impact on our world with particular reference to logistics and GHG emissions relationship. The write up will follow up with the EPA and other agencies reactions and discuss the impact and the changes in the logistics management by the companies around the world. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Supply Chain Management refers to the flows of processes though which
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Reverse logistics and the return portion of the supply chain is often an overlooked and mismanaged process. Companies tend to focus their efforts on the forward portion of supply chain management‚ while failing to take advantage of the many opportunities that reverse logistics presents (Benton‚ 2007). What these companies do not realize is that the effective management of reverse logistics has the potential to make them more profitable‚ and to add value to many other parts of their supply chain
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Article Review on “How P&G Tripled Its Innovation Success Rate” The purpose of this article was to discuss the efforts of Procter & Gamble to increase the success rate of their innovations. The article began by mentioning how innovation was the “backbone of P&G’s growth”‚ but at the start of the 2000’s‚ only 15% of P&G’s innovations actually met expectations (Brown & Anthony‚ 2011). P&G created the “Connect and Develop” program which allowed people from outside the company to give their own ideas
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International Applied Economics and Management Letters 1(1): 9-12 (2008) Are Malaysian Government-Linked Companies (GLCs) Creating Value? Y. W. Lau1 and C. Q. Tong2 Faculty of Economics and Management‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia 2 School of Business and Law‚ Sunway University College 1 Abstract: Government-linked companies (GLCs) play an important role in the development of the Malaysian economy. However‚ overall public perception of GLCs in Malaysia has been tainted by the poor performance
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PROOF CHAPTER 1 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINS Contents Learning objectives 3 Role of logistics 4 Supply chains 8 Aims of logistics 14 Activities of logistics 18 Importance of logistics 22 Chapter review 28 Case study – Ace Dairies 29 Project – useful websites 30 Discussion questions 31 References 31 Further reading 32 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter you should be able to: • understand the broad role of logistics • see how logistics support the operations of an organisation
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CHAPTER 1 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING: INFORMATION FOR CREATING VALUE AND MANAGING RESOURCES ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1.1 There are several possible answers to the question. QANTAS‚ the national airline of Australia‚ has faced a number of changes to the business environment in recent years‚ including deregulation of the domestic aviation industry. This resulted in increased competition as new firms attempted to enter the industry. The most notable of these was two failed attempts by Compass to succeed
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