expand its logistics network. Interest in 3PL During an investigation of Ocean Spray’s transportation capabilities‚ the director of logistics wanted to take a serious look at 3PL providers. The rationale for his idea to use 3PL is that 3PL can provide more depth and breadth of service offerings‚ allowing for less focus on transportation and warehousing and more on core competencies. It will allow Ocean Spray to centralize logistics‚ reduce variability in operations and expand its logistics network
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target of this paper is to figure out the best way for the JD.com which is the largest B2C online shopping website in China in the area of supply chain management. The main issue is under the assumption of using two logistic methods including self-run logistic mode and third-party logistic mode for the company to ship the products. Under this condition‚ we use the Monte-Carlo Model to calculate the total cost of two methods and then to analysis two models in specific to work out which mode cost less
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A REPORT ON INTERNSHIP TRAINING SAGAR LOGISTICS LIMITED Submitted in the partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the degree of MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS By SIDHARTH THOMAS REG NO: 11MIB111 2011-2013 SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Dr.G.R.DAMODARAN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (Autonomous) Affiliated to Bharathiar University and Re accredited with ‘A’ grade by NAAC‚ An ISO 9001:2000 Certified Institution Civil Aerodrome Post‚ Avinashi
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identified‚ creative evaluation needs more concentration covering all the aspects including little details as well. However‚ an idea that seem to be less creative or where less efforts were seen may prove more complex as in this case. This is where the Reverse Brainstorming model proved most useful. It means that an idea which may initially seem easy to implement becomes more complicated when analyzed. The group felt that due to the number of variable factors involved in this problem‚ no solution could
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reasons cited for the interest in 3PL? Ocean Spray Cranberries‚ Inc. offered several reasons for using a 3PL for their transportation and logistics area. They looked at the transportation within the logistics chain and realized there was a lot of variability in this area. The company decided that it wants to centralize and bring all of it’s transportation logistics into uniformity while expanding into new markets. They also feel that they should focus on their core competency‚ “maintaining our leadership
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Its commitment beyond the market and brings together diverse agencies‚ each with specialized competencies in a bid to empower the Indian farmer. Soya beans and its derivatives were 2/3 of ITC’s agricultural export business. In 1998‚ IBD grossed $100M in agricultural commodities sales while ITC total sales were $2B. Problems Soy Bean Farmers Encountered 1. Inefficient agricultural supply chain system 2. Limited technology resources constrained dissemination of know-how in rural farming
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Transportation costs make up roughly 60-65% of logistics costs • Transportation capacity and cost management is one of the most pressing issues in operating logistics functions • Transportation also adds value to the product by providing time and place utility for the firm’s goods. 2014 Logistics Cost and Service 2014 Logistics Cost and Service Global Logistics Global Logistics Global Logistics Global Logistics Global Logistics Global Logistics Transportation Management Macro Strategic
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everything involved in the logistical flow of getting the products from one point to the next. The distribution portion of the supply chain is also called “logistics” and involves aspects such as warehouse management‚ materials handling‚ inventory control‚ packaging and transportation. 3.3 Third party logistics provider Third party logistics providers‚ also known as 3PLs‚ serve a similar role as an internal transportation department. They work with carriers and drivers to manage the scheduling
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Physical Distribution Management Part of logistics management‚ physical distribution is concerned with the transporting of merchandise‚ raw materials‚ or by-products‚ such as hazardous waste‚ from the source to the customer. A manager of physical distribution must also assess and control the cost of transporting these goods and materials‚ as well as to determine the most efficient way to store them‚ which usually involves some form of warehousing. Hence‚ physical distribution (PD) is concerned with inventory
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CASE STUDY OF LOGISTICS STRATEGY GROUP WORK ASSIGNMENT “Assuming you are the Regional Administration Manager ABC (Hong Kong) Limited‚ please work out a Planning of how you would execute a special project on the re-engineering of the logistic flows in the Hong Kong Region.” Hints: As there are various parameters that can be considered in planning a project‚ such as “formation of project team(s)‚ resources consideration‚ availability of time and people‚ management style to be applied‚ definition
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