perspectives on the relationship between logistics and SCM. Four perspectives: traditionalist ‚ relabelling ‚ unionist ‚ inter-sectionist The result of an international survey of logistics / SCM experts are reported. For logistics educators‚ researchers and practitioners Four unique perspectives – Traditionalist SCM is one small part of logistics. Four unique perspectives – Traditionalist Educators can easily accomplish this by adding a SCM lecture to the logistics management course‚ or by inserting
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CALCULATING NATIONAL LOGISTICS COSTS Logistics costs are an important factor affecting the competitiveness of both firms and nations. Firms can enhance their market competitiveness by reducing their logistics costs‚ thus lowering the total costs of goods and services. Greater market competitiveness of a nation’s firms can then give rise to greater national industrial competitiveness on a global scale. Total logistics cost analysis is the key to managing the logistics function. It is important
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Introducing logistics 1.1 Definition of logistics According to a widespread definition‚ logistics (from the Greek term l´ gos‚ which o means ‘order’‚ or from the French loger‚ which means ‘allocate’) is the discipline that studies the functional activities determining the flow of materials (and of the relative information) in a company‚ from their origin at the suppliers up to delivery of the finished products to the customers and to the post-sales service. The origins of logistics are of a
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Rick Riordan is an American author of over twenty novels for young readers. He has received many awards for his works‚ including a two-time Mark Twain Award‚ and the Children’s Choice Books Awards for Author of the Year in 2011. He is also a #1 New York Times bestselling author. I chose to write about Rick Riordan because I love his books‚ especially his Percy Jackson series. This story tell of a boy named Percy Jackson who is the son of Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ and his adventures. Rick Riordan’s
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Q1) To understand a company’s operations the following areas should be primarily researched: 1) Identify the position of the company on the Product-Process matrix: The product-process matrix is a tool for analysing the relationship between the product life cycle and the technological life cycle. A company can be characterized as occupying a particular region on the matrix. Identify where the company lies on the matrix: job shop‚ batch‚ line or continuous. In case of a company such as
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To: Richard Sullivan‚ Vice President‚ Heavy Equipment Division‚ WMC Subject: Wriston Manufacturing Corporation Date: May 1‚ 2012 Thank you for the opportunity to work with Wriston Manufacturing Corporation (WMC)‚ it has been both a rewarding and insightful experience. As requested‚ an evaluation has been conducted to assess and identify the key areas of strength and weakness and to provide an external perspective into possible opportunities for corporate advancement. Based on our analysis
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MID TERM PROC 5850 Logistics 1. KLF Electronics is an American manufacturer of electronic equipment. The company has a single manufacturing facility in San Jose California. (20 points) KLF Electronics distributes its products through five regional warehouses located in Atlanta‚ Boston‚ Chicago‚ Dallas‚ and Los Angeles. In the current distribution system‚ the United States is partitioned into five major markets‚ each of which is served by a single regional warehouse. Customers‚ typically
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Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan LAW/531 February 4‚ 2013 Marlene Wilhite‚ Esq. Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan To: Riordan Corporate Board and Officers Riordan Manufacturing is a Fortune 1000 company specializing in the manufacture of plastic beverage containers‚ fans‚ plastic components‚ and medical devices with annual earnings of $46 million. The company operates divisions located in Albany‚ Georgia‚ Pontiac‚ Michigan‚ and Hangzhou‚ China (University of Phoenix‚ 2013). The following
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Third Party Logistics – An Overview A third-party logistics firm is a firm that provides outsourced or “third party” logistics services to companies for some portion or all of their supply chain management functions. Typically‚ a core company providing services or products is considered the first party; the customer (or customers) the second party. A third-party‚ then‚ is a firm hired to do that which neither the first or second party desires to do. 3PL typically specializes in integrated warehousing
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leader in their industry. Ensuring this type of satisfaction will certainly go a long way in creating long term relationships with its customers. Riordan management realizes that this can best be achieved if the workforce has the tools that are needed to make their tasks more efficient. To remain competitive in the market it is imperative that Riordan utilizes modern and cost effective means to process the day to day business functions. Another very important thing that must be taken into consideration
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