CHALLENGES FOR LOGISTIC & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN SLOWDOWN A distinct feature of this economic slowdown is the direct degradation of consumer’s assets which has wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars in wealth. And consumers have responded by spending conservatively and concentrating on improving their savings. This new era of low spending and unpredictable consumer behaviour has rendered many demand-forecasting models inaccurate or even obsolete. Therefore‚ companies across the world are
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Transportation Logistics and Economic Decline: Politics‚ Infrastructure and the Recession Final Project Ricky Dartez – 4171437 TLMT498‚ Summer 2012 Dr. Ernest L. Hughes October 28‚ 2012 Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Introduction…………………………………………….……………….………………………….4 The Scope of Logistics’ Economic Impact..…...………………………….……………………….5 The Economy of Logistics: Macro and Micro Perspectives…………….…………………………8 Impacts of the Great Recession………………………………………………………………
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Reverse Logistics in Indian Automobile Industry Reverse Logistics is a process in which a product moves in reverse through the supply chain network. It may be used for the purpose of recapturing value of a final product or for even proper disposal. It may also be termed service that the process of planning‚ implementing and controlling the efficient and cost effective flow of raw materials‚ in-process inventory‚ finished goods and related information‚ from the point of consumption to the point of
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Managing product returns for reverse logistics This paper provides a framework to manage product returns for reverse logistics. It takes a specific product catalog in India as an example. It utilizes an integrated framework to estimate returns of products. Next step‚ it makes decisions on operations‚ such as disposition‚ location and capacity of facilities. After that‚ take strategic‚ operational and customer service-related constraints into to consideration to give a time horizon for returned
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There third party logistics service providers(3PLs) are experts in the management and flow of freight‚allowing customers to focus their resources on other activities.Some of these larger organizations provide a one-stop shopping solution where customers can purchase all their transportation service needs‚regardless of mode or geographic requirements. Types of 3PL providers While many 3PLs promote themselves as integrated service providers with a comprehensive range of logistics activity.Hence‚the
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The analysis of the cost in logistics distribution of Wal-Mart supermarket Contents 1.The related concepts of the distribution cost…………………………………………………………1 1.1Definition……………………………………………………………………………………………………….1 1.2 The constitution of the logistics distribution cost………………………………………….1 2.The analysis of factors influencing logistics distribution cost………………………………….1 2.1 The service level of logistics distribution………………………………………………………2 2.2 The rationality of transport vehicle
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015-0781 Toyota Motor European (TME) Sustainable Logistics: An Example to Brazil Authors: Camila Papa Lopes – Unisantos – camilapapa@hotmail.com Av. Monteiro Lobato 520 – São Vicente – 55-13-9119-1183 Dr. Getulio Kazue Akabane – Unisantos – akabane@webrazil.com.br Rua Dr. Carvalho de Mendonça 144 – Santos – 55-11-99787520 Prof. Washington Luiz Pereira Soares – Unisantos – washington@itri.com.br Dr. Carvalho de Mendonça 144 – Santos – 55-13-97817942 Prof. Rafael Mateus Barreto – Unisantos
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Tien create value for its products through logistics activities in keeping the business running? In answering to this question‚ three examples are chosen and will be examined clearly below. * Combining manufacturing and distributing plants By having own stores in Hanoi where ice cream is manufactured and sold directly to end customers‚ Trang Tien is able to reduce warehousing cost as well as transportation cost‚ two relatively high costs in logistics (Adapted from: Council of Supply Chain Management
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Strategic Alliance on Logistic Enterprises – Trend and Government Tactics Abstract It has been admitted by the global enterprises that Strategic Alliances is a means to create value for enterprises. Logistical services’ globalization and synthesization promotes the strategic alliances among logistical companies. Under the circumstances‚ to view from macrofields‚ Chinese governments of all levels should try hard to break through departmentalism and regional protection so as to promote a
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DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT BMFI PARTIAL FUFILMENT OF THE REQUIMENT FOR THE ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN SHIPPING AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT AUGUST 2013 INTRODUCTION Integration is an essential element for providing maximum value to the end customers‚ when shipping a product overseas as part of a commercial transaction‚ the exporters must be aware of some requirements. Logistics is the management of
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