Introduction Henry Ford said that “Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” If Henry Ford knew the value of doing it right the first time‚ then why does this basic practice seem to be missing from so many companies today? The answer is...because it’s hard. It requires a rigorous approach to problem solving‚ a relentless effort to identify and eliminate all forms of inefficiency‚ and a commitment to change the corporate culture that few firms are willing to embrace. In fact‚ a recent
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World Academy of Science‚ Engineering and Technology 36 2009 Maintenance Management System for Upstream Operations in Oil and Gas Industry: Case Study paper explores the plant maintenance management system that has been used by giant oil and gas company in Malaysia. The system also called as PMMS used to manage the upstream operations for more than 100 plants of the case study company. Moreover‚ from the observations‚ focus group discussion with PMMS personnel and application through simulation
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e-Tracking in Automotive Industry Logistics Arash Riazifar[1] Sydney Graduate School of Management‚ University of Western Sydney 16920314@student.uws.edu.au Abstract In the last decade‚ enterprises and businesses greatly have had emphasize on e-tracking and e-services. However‚ a coherent informational architecture and systematic definition is lacking yet. Although‚ recently new technologies like RFIDs with advanced applications have been introduced‚ many companies
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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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New members - £154 Renewal - £110 Student Membership is the entry level of membership for CIPS students and new practitioners in the purchasing and supply sector who are at the earliest stage of their professional development. As a Student Member‚ you will have full access to CIPS benefits at a reduced subscription rate during the course of your study. Other fees: External Assessment | Fees | External Examination | £84.00 | Work Based Assessment | £84.00 | Exemption
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ITM533 IT Project‚ Logistics‚ and Contract Management Summer 07 Module 1 Case Assignment Dr. Kathleen Hargiss Project management is definitely more art than science. Project teams consist of people and no two people‚ personalities‚ or skill sets are the same. This is the project manager’s blessing and curse. Given the 14 Key Principles for Project Management Success (Greer 1999)‚ no two project managers will interpret these principles the same‚ nor will they execute their duties with equal
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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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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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Evaluate the evidence for human impacts on downstream flood risk in rural catchments in temperate regions. Before we can evaluate human impacts on flood risk we must first establish what is meant by temperate regions and also rural catchments. Temperate regions are generally regarded as lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle or the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle and therefore rivers investigated in this essay will fall within these parameters. Rural catchments are
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Management World and European economy The role of logistics and transportation sector Authors: 2011 CULS TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1. Logistics and transportation in global and individual economies 1.1 Major channel drivers 1.2 Competitive global marketplace of logistics and transportation 2. Logistics contribution to the economy 2.1 The close relationship between economic growth and logistics 3. Logistics and internationalization Conclusion Introduction With
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