MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND LOGISTICS 2011 Unit Title : International Trade Policy & Practice Unit number : MTL 504 Assignment number : 2 Submission date : 16th October 2011 Student declaration I certify that the attached assignment is my own work. Material drawn from other sources has been acknowledged according to unit-specific requirements for referencing. …………. ………16th October 2011 …. Name/Signature of
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Improving Logistics at McDonald’s Logistics is the integration of the activities that procure materials‚ transform them into intermediate goods and final products through manufacturing and assembly‚ and deliver them to customers. Comprising all movement of materials from incoming shipments‚ inventory‚ production and the final delivery to consumers‚ logistics managers are responsible for the right goods being where they need to be at the right time. For a firm as large as McDonald’s logistics is an
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Logistics management covers every stage of the physical distribution process‚ from raw materials and component parts being ordered and delivered to the factory‚ materials handling and storage‚ stock control‚ sales forecasting from which the forecasts of individual components parts‚ transport and storage requirements are derived. Other functions include order processing‚ the purchasing and replenishment of stock‚ packing‚ delivery‚ achievement of set service levels‚ warehouse location‚ fleet
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INTRODUCTION TO LOGISTIC AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANGAGEMENT OMGT 2221 MR LOW CHEE SENG GROUP 8 PAK WEI JIAN (S3418191) GOH CHUAN KIET (S3451654) CHIA KANG CHENG (S3446526) DING YOU MEE (S3446534) TEO MING JIE NATALIE (S3451671) LEE KAY HOE (S3418042) Introduction The purpose of this report is to highlight the Supply Chain issues that the two companies’ faced based on the research we did in Assignment 1 by using SWOT analysis. We will be explaining the
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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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With the Cement industry showing a downward trend in profit margins‚ better logistics management proves beneficial to many of the cement manufacturers. Let us explores the various modes of logistics that can provide a cost-effective means of cement transportation. Cement‚ being a bulk commodity‚ transporting is a costly affair. The selling and distribution costs account for around 21% of production cost. In 2009-10‚ top 30 cement companies spent more than Rs 10‚000 crore to carry cement to the consumer
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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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Minor Logistics Operations Presentatie titel MIRBSLM114OP N.J. Osentoski-Monsma & A. Nielsen-de Vries Lecturers Logistics Room D2.173 osenj@hr.nl / vriad@hr.nl Rotterdam‚ 00 januari 2007 6-1 Corporate strategy Business strategy Operations Strategy Mission Objectives (cost‚ quality‚ flexibility‚ delivery) Functional strategies in marketing‚ finance‚ engineering‚ human resources‚ and information systems Strategic Decisions (process‚ quality system‚ capacity‚ and
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12 Distribution Channels and Logistics Management 12.1 The nature of distribution channels Why are marketing intermediaries used? Why use intermediaries? Means giving up some control over how and to whom products are sold – They are used because they have greater efficiency in making goods available to target markets – Contacts‚ experience‚ specialization‚ scale of operation – N-to-M direct selling‚ N-to-1 + 1-to-M through channel – Producers make narrow assortments in large quantities
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OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Submit: 18/08/2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction…………………………………………………………………………… 03 Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………… 04 Operations strategy……………………………………………………………………. 05 Operations competitive dimensions…………………………………………………… 06 Capacity……………………………………………………………………………….. 07 Location……………………………………………………………………………….. 08 Total Quality Management……………………………………………………………. 09 Flexibility……………………………………………………………………………… 11 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………
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