AH1-002-I THE LOGISTICS OF THE ROMAN GRAIN TRADE: DETAILS AND IMPLICATIONS Original written by professor Rolf Strøm-Olsen‚ IE University. Original version‚ 8 February 2013. Last revised‚ 12 December 2013 Published by IE Business Publishing‚ María de Molina 13‚ 28006 – Madrid‚ Spain. ©2013 IE. Total or partial publication of this document without the express‚ written consent of IE is prohibited. PREFACE At first glance‚ this reading concerns a highly specific topic: the logistics of the trading
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CASE CONTEXT: Formed in1924 with the merger of several formerly independent firms operating in the oil refining‚ pipeline transportation‚ and industrial chemical fields. All computations were based in 1975 data PROBLEM: Determination of a minimum acceptable rate of return on new capital investments in 1975. Should the company adopt a system of multiple cutoff rates? FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS: WACC Return on Assets Cost of Common stock equity ANALYSIS: The management
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Dillon G. Nuclear Energy vs. Conventional Petroleum Energy Through out the history of the United states the main source of energy has been conventional Oil‚ Coal‚ and gas energy‚ or better known as Conventional petroleum energy. However as the demand for electricity sky rockets the pollution produced from the traditional fossil fuel burning plants is reaching dangerous levels. Gas‚ coal and oil burning power plants are as of now responsible for half of America’s air pollution (tripod/online)
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Abstract/Introduction : Logistics is the one important function in business today. No marketing‚ manufacturing or project execution can succeed without logistics support. ’Logistics ’ is the management of the flow of resources‚ not only goods‚ between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics is one of the main functions within a company. The main targets of logistics can be divided into performance related and
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International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management Logistics Strategies for Global Businesses James C. Cooper Article information: To cite this document: James C. Cooper‚ (1993)‚"Logistics Strategies for Global Businesses"‚ International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management‚ Vol. 23 Iss 4 pp. 12 - 23 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09600039310041473 Downloaded by WIRTSCHAFTSUNIVERSITAET WIEN At 10:10 29 September 2014 (PT)
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Port Development & Logistics (Assignment 1) Student: Zhaofeng Cen Student ID: 171446 Unit Coordinator: Peggy Chen Unit Code: JNB516 Unit: Port Management and Strategy Course: MBA (Maritime and Logistics Management) Due Date: 27 August 2012 Word Count: 1646 words Abstract This essay can be divided into two parts. The first part answered the question about the evolution of port development based on existing conceptual perspectives
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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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Policy Summary: ebay’s logistics system has problems Ebay’s delivery really has problems‚ and some time the products are delivered slowly‚ because ebay does not have their own logistics system as Wal-mart. They must rely on ups or some other delivery company to send the products. Questions: 1 Dose ebay’s current logistics system has effect on the daily business? 2 what is the difference between ebay’s logistics and wal-mart’s logistics? 3 How to improve the whole logistics system? Do you have the
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the Supply Chain and Logistics Industry in the United Arab Emirates during the last five years. The tools and techniques used for this analysis shall be PESTEL and PORTER’S 5 forces. Further this report shall discuss about the Industry type based on the competition existing in the market and its current phase in the Industry cycle. This report shall be considering the Industrial study conducted by major players in the Supply Chain and Logistics Industry in UAE and Logistics Reports issued by various
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The importance of Logistics in Marketing nowadays In a first moment it is important to understand what is the main role of each departments‚ Logistics’ aim is to make products available in the market according to the customer’s demands‚ in terms of delivery time‚ volume‚ as well as‚ the efficient managing of the inventory (SEZEN‚ 2005) and the Marketing role is to generate and deliver value to the consumers of a determined market. To generate value consists in expressing characteristics‚ attributes
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