Case Abstract- Logistics industry in India has seen a tremendous growth in the last decade. In 2010 it recorded revenues of about US$ 82 billion. It generates employment for 45 million people in the country. The industry is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of approximately 8-9% over the next few years. The primary growth drivers in the industry are: Investments in the infrastructure sector Streamlining of indirect tax structure with introduction of VAT and the proposed GST Robust trade growth
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Relief Logistics What is it? The basic task of a logistics system is to deliver the appropriate supplies‚ in good condition‚ in the quantities required‚ and at the places and time they are needed. In reality‚ relief logistics is a systems exercise‚ which involves a performance that is coordinated and integrated from wide group of specialists. Much of this activity‚ particularly the work of the control and support staff‚ is hardly visible to the outsider. Mainly relief logistics is concerned
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Haier Logistics’ revolution Case Studies Haier Logistics’ revolution Case Studies 1、 Background Haier is the world ’s largest home appliance brand‚ founded in 1984 in Qingdao; the current Chairman of the Board‚ CEO Zhang Ruimin is one of the main founders. At present‚ Haier has established 21 worldwide industrial park‚ five R & D centers‚ 19 overseas trading companies‚ employs more than 70‚000 people worldwide. In 2011‚ Haier achieved a global turnover of 150.9 billion yuan‚ the brand value was
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1. What is Logistic Management and its Objectives? Logistics means having the right thing‚ at the right place‚ at the right time. In business‚ 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 system required in today’s business environment. (Logistix Partners Oy‚ Helsinki‚ FI‚ 1996). Objectives of Logistics Management is to make available
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Jaypee Business School A constituent of Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (Declared Deemed to be University u/s 3 of UGC Act) A-10‚ Sector 62‚ Noida (UP) India 201 307 www.jbs.ac.in Logistics and Warehousing Corporate Internship Report Internship Report submitted as a partial requirement for the award of the two year Master of Business Administration Programme MBA 2012-14 Name: Nitin Sharma Central Warehousing Corporation‚ Inland Container Depot‚ Patparganj Corporate
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Master Thesis Developing a Framework for Decision Making in Inbound Logistics Ownership Taking for LCCS – An Empirical Study Maastricht University School of Business and Economics Academic Year 2008/2009 Zhang‚ Qin (Student ID: i579246) Master of Science of International Business Track: Supply Chain Management Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Lieven Quintens Maastricht‚ Nov 12th‚ 2009 I Acknowledgements My study of the master program at Maastricht University comes to an end with the completion of
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Our Dell Global Fulfillment and Logistics (GF&L) organization aims to develop and sustain a global transportation and logistics network that uses the most efficient and effective means for us and our transportation providers to distribute our products to our customers. Our job is to get the right product‚ to the right place‚ at the right time. Furthermore‚ our Dell Logistics teams must do this at the right cost. We continue to optimize transportation costs while improving quality and striving to
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Reverse logistics stands for all operations related to the reuse of products and materials. It is "the process of planning‚ implementing‚ and controlling the efficient‚ cost effective flow of raw materials‚ in-process inventory‚ finished goods and related information from the point of consumption to the point of origin for the purpose of recapturing value or proper disposal. More precisely‚ reverse logistics is the process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of capturing
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Case Study 14.3: EFI Logistics Questions 1. Do EFI’s marketing strategies appear to be appropriate? The EFI’s marketing strategies is to not lose the customers they have‚ and this means that they have to respond to each call quickly and knowledgeably‚ and then providing excellent service. Excellent service means making all of the arrangements and preparing all of the paperwork quickly and accurately‚ and following through to ensure that everything goes as scheduled. The company’s web page is
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1. Did it surprise you that logistics can be such an important component in a country’s economic system? Why or why not? Logistics plays a key role in the economy in two significant ways. First‚ logistics is one of the major expenditures for businesses‚ thereby affecting and being affected by other economic activities. In the United States‚ for example‚ logistics contributed approximately 10.3 percent of GDI in 1996. U.S. industry spent approximately $451 billion on transportation of freight
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