Logistics October 28‚ 2008 The articled uploaded are very good and should be read. The lecture does not follow the format of the book but the book is easy to read and forms a background to the course. Preferred definition: (what is logistics? why are we studying logistics) Slide Logistics/concept 3 In the definition‚ every word counts. Key words underlined. Logistics is a process – continually doing it‚ not just once. You plan‚ implement and control. It includes a planning function‚ something
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[pic] UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MBA PROGRAMME COURSE: DPS 504: LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT LECTURER: Ms. SALOME RICHU Group 1 & 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT July 04‚ 2012 PRESENTED BY D61/60090/2011 – ONGONDO LUCAS D61/67682/2011 – CHEBELYON KEN D61/68645/2011 - WANYONYI LEVINA KULUNDU D61/66737/2010 – MBOGO BENSON D61/63174/2011 – MURIUKI ANN CAROLINE D61/67845/2011 – MBUGUA CAROLINE D61/62803/11 – CHARLES MAINA D61/63039/11
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and material handling ii. Manufacturing iii. Marketing‚ etc. 4. Transportation providers 5. Automobile dealers b. Many firms are involved in the supply chain. 1. Raw material suppliers. For instance‚ suppliers for steel‚ rubber‚ plastics‚ etc. 2. Parts suppliers. For instance‚ suppliers for engines‚ steering wheels‚ seats‚ and electronic components‚ etc. 3. Automobile manufacturer. For instance‚ Ford. 4. Transportation providers. For instance‚ shippers‚ trucking companies‚ railroads‚ etc
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“The automobile industry versus the economic crisis” The economic crisis in 2008 has shown that the global economy is not as rigid and indestructible as it was thought to be. The crisis has brought staggering levels of unemployment‚ even to the most prosperous and sturdy economies of the world‚ a sharp contraction within the labor market‚ it has reduced consumer spending in general and it shook currencies and GDP’s to their foundations. Not to mention the required bailouts which were paramount
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Logistics is the management of the flow of resources between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet some requirements‚ for example‚ of customers or corporations. The resources managed in logistics can include physical items‚ such as food‚ materials‚ equipment‚ liquids‚ and staff‚ as well as abstract items‚ such as time‚ information‚ particles‚ and energy. The logistics of physical items usually involves the integration of information flow‚ material handling‚ production
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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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What is logistics? "Logistics means having the right thing‚ at the right place‚ at the right time." [pic] Logistics - (business definition) 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 systems required in today ’s business environment. -- (Logistix Partners Oy‚ Helsinki‚ FI‚ 1996) Logistics - (military definition) The science of planning
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Introduction Reverse logistics is described as the function of handling returned products due to damage‚ expiry‚ end of life & recalls etc. In organizations there are a number of activities that describes Reverse Logistics management but are not recognized and controlled (Fassoula‚ 2007). Reverse Logistics (RL) can be considered as a way to understand the process of movement of products from downstream to the point of production for the purpose of recapturing value and proper disposal (Khan &
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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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Assignment # 1 – Introduction‚ Chapters 1‚ 2 and 3 – Due Feb‚ 7th. Describe the factors that facilitate trade between Alberta and Ontario. Also‚ once a need for trade has been determined‚ what are the factors involved in transportation decisions‚ specific to the trade between the two provinces. Labour‚ Oil and Natural Gas are the main factors that facilitate trade between Alberta and Ontario. Specialization in the production process: Complex jobs can usually be less expensively completed by a
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