Yogesh Nimje PGDM‚ 2nd year Roll No. 2011015 Spl: Operations Reverse Logistics in Automotive Industry The review of literature:- Various studies are done in the reverse logistics and factors considered in these studies such as barriers‚ challenges‚ environmental issues faced by the logistics and supply chain industry. Reverse logistics has been defined as ‘The process of planning‚ implementing‚ and controlling the efficient‚ cost effective flow of raw materials‚ in-process inventory‚
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THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS Introduction Third party logistics is an important and growing development within the transport industry. It can be viewed from two perspectives viz. operational point and strategic point. From an operational view‚ third-party logistics may include all logistics activities that are outsourced to a logistics service provider. Third party logistics is defined as the use of external companies to perform logistics functions‚ which have traditionally been performed within
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What are the problems in the process of developing logistics in China? The economy development in China has experienced a rough way since national founding. It was not until 1978 that Chinese people began to see a hopeful start in Chinese economy. Chinese government implemented reform and open‚ which makes GDP a great leap. With the rapid growth of GDP rate‚ more and more people showered in the sweet breeze of reform and open. Many new industries “immigrate” into China‚ and these new companies
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BRIEFING ST 1 (England) DIRECTORS’ BRIEFING SWOT analysis SWOT analysis looks at your strengths and weaknesses‚ and the opportunities and threats your business faces. By focusing on the key factors affecting your business‚ now and in the future‚ a SWOT analysis provides a clear basis for examining your business performance and prospects. This briefing outlines: x B Brainstorm the issues. Ask everyone to identify any strengths or weaknesses they feel the business has‚ and any opportunities
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Read through the case study on Cartes sans Frontières and write a report addressing the issues raised in the questions below. Evaluate the logistics operations carried out within the company highlighting the problems encountered. Cartes Sans Frontières (CSF) is a multi-million organisation that produces maps for the European traveller. Based at Lyons in France‚ they produce maps‚ atlases and travel guides. The production is all done in house‚ saving on external costs. CSF has its own Surveying
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Global Agenda Council on Logistics & Supply Chain Systems 2012-2014 Outlook on the Logistics & Supply Chain Industry 2013 July 2013 Published by World Economic Forum‚ Geneva‚ Switzerland‚ 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted‚ in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ or otherwise without the prior permission of the World Economic Forum. World Economic Forum 91-93 route de
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SWOT This is used to help focus activities into areas of strength and where the greatest opportunities lie. This is used to identify the dangers that take the form of weaknesses and both internal and external threats. The four attributes of SWOT analysis: Strengths - What are the advantages? What is currently done well? (e.g. key area of best-performing activities of your company) Weaknesses - What could be improved? What is done badly? (e.g. key area where you are performing poorly) Opportunities
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Overview of the BASF logistics operation in Southeast Asia 1.1 Company background 1.2 The supply chain and logistics operation of the company in Southeast Asia 2. Company’s problem identification 2.1 Lack of qualified personnel in logistics 2.2 Lack of appropriate logistics strategy 2.3 Overlapped organizational structure 2.4 Weak information system within the whole region 3. Recommendations 3.1 Changes in terms of logistics personnel 3.2 Implementation of one single logistics strategy within
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incentives‚ foreign trade regulations‚ environmental and labor law‚ trade embargo‚ tariffs‚ political stability‚ industrial relations and others. In the context of logistics M&A‚ these will be important especially for firms that are operating in China‚ India‚ Vietnam. Using India as example‚ apart from the non-uniform tax structure‚ logistic companies in India have to pay numerous other taxes‚ octrois‚ and face multiple check posts and police harassment. High costs of operation and delays involving compliance
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Viet Nam logistics infrastructure still lagging |[pic] | Experts have said that logistics will be a key element to enhance Viet Nam’s competitiveness‚ as the country is expected to become a hub for both logistics and port operation. However‚ there are some concerns about the development of this sector. Thanet Sorat‚ vice-president of V-Serve Group‚ a leading Thai logistics service provider‚ spoke with Viet Nam News reporter Ha Phuong about the Thai logistics system and commented
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