Dubai Logistics City Introduction: Dubai Logistics City is part of Dubai government’s development program‚ in 1967 construction began in deep-water harbour‚ initially planned for four berths‚ but after completion it was able to harbour 35 berths. Later‚ a second port was developed in southern part of the city‚ which has become a world’s largest man made port. Dubai Logistics City (DLC) is the world’s first truly integrated logistics platform with all transport modes‚ logistics and value added
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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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are different reasons for organisations outsourcing their distribution function. More and more organisations today face a dynamic and changing environment. This‚ in turn‚ is requiring these organisations to adapt. Competition is also changing. The global economy means that competitors are likely to come from across the ocean as from across town. Successful organisations will be the ones that can change in response to the competition and changing environment. In other words‚ they will be flexible.
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Plato & Socrates: Excellence in Virtue introduction “Socrates’ positive influence touches us even today” (May 6) and we can learn a great deal about him from one of his students‚ Plato. It is in Plato’s report of Socrates’ trial a work entitled‚ Apology‚ and a friend’s visit to his jail cell while he is awaiting his death in Crito‚ that we discover a man like no other. Socrates was a man following a path he felt that the gods had wanted him to follow and made no excuses for his life
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1. What are the pros and cons to BMW’s selective target marketing? What has the firm done well over the years and where could it improve? When I see someone riding in a BMW‚ I know that they must be making good money. The stereotype for people who drive BMW’s is that they are rich‚ and these are the people that the people over at BMW target. The pros to targeting the higher income population is that they will be targeting people who are more likely to purchase their product. Since BMW is
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– chain and logistics industry includes companies that move raw materials‚ finished goods‚ packages‚ and documents across the globe. It is one of the main phases in value chain concept in international business. The massive increase in the international trade has increased has increased the complexity of company supply chains. MNEs and other internationalizing firms require speed and efficiency in moving goods via supply chains around the world. To fulfil this need‚ competent logistic service providers
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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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The impact of Port in logistics Abstract: Modern logistics is a new growth point of the 21st century the world economy‚ known as "the third profit source". Along with competitive increasingly in the global market‚ the enterprise management become more crucially even brings the attention from government today. Logistics control ability tends to reflect the core competitiveness of a region. Logistics control can control the market. Ports are not only the joint between hub and foreign exchange window
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