Examination Paper MM.100 Logistics Engineering and Management Section A: Objective Type (30 marks) This section consists of Mixed Type questions & Short Answer type questions. Answer all the questions. Part One questions carry 1 mark each & Part Two questions carry 5 marks each. Part One: Multiple Choices: 1. Analysis method in which evaluation of alternative design configuration using multiple criteria is a. Level of repair analysis b. Maintenance task analysis c. Evaluation of design
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references - 12 - Introduction For this essay I have chosen the analysis of the ERP system. In the last few weeks we have been focusing mainly on ERP and discussing it‚ therefore I have chosen it. I believe that this assignment will help me find out how well I have mastered the understanding of the ERP system. This essay is going to be provide a clear overview on how a specific company has integrated the system of ERP in their supply chain management and discuss the ups and downs of them. First I will
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the CRM process? b. WIP inventories(No Answer) 1. Information Management 2. transportation rate 3. CORRECT: are associated with manufacturing 4. short run analysis. b. The logistics/supply chain network transformation team(No Answer) 1. CORRECT: must be aware of the firm’s overall business and corporate strategies and the supply chain in which it participates. 2. is one of the most commonly used techniques. 3. on the movement and storage of product. 4. assumes that the raw materials sources
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FORECAST PROCESS IMPROVEMENT • LESSONS FROM SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES THE VALUE OF INFORMATION SHARING IN THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN: TWO CASE STUDIES Tonya Boone and Ram Ganeshan PREVIEW Retail supply chains are complex‚ with each company in the chain having multiple echelons of distribution. Forecasting and requirements planning are further challenged by managers’ reliance on “local” rather than chain-wide retail demand to make key operational decisions. A frequent consequence is the bullwhip effect
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it has grown into the largest supermarket chain with the oldest heritage in Hong Kong in just a little over 60 years. With a network of over 270 stores and over 5000 employees‚ Wellcome has attracted over 14 million customers per month‚ which means on average‚ 6 in every 10 Hong Kong citizens will shop at Wellcome at least once per week. Having served the people of Hong Kong for over 60 years‚ Wellcome is committed to be a preferred supermarket chain by listening to its customers‚ providing a one-stop
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bean supplier in East Asia. Indonesia’s biggest competitive advantages include its low cost‚ high production capacity (availability of supply)‚ efficient infrastructure and open trading/marketing system (business environment). Although the cocoa value chain in Indonesia has experienced phenomenal growth over the past few decades‚ its continued competitiveness is threatened by inconsistent and poor quality production. Widespread pest infestation‚ especially from the cocoa pod borer (CPB)‚ is a primary
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1. How can Design for logistic concepts be used to control logistic cost and make the supply chain more efficient? Design for logistics is a series of concepts in the field of supply chain management involving product and design approaches that help to control logistics costs and increase customer service levels. The concepts include the three key components‚ Economic packaging and transportation‚ Concurrent and parallel processing‚ and Standardization. Economic packaging and transportation
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Rayshaun Cash Professor D. Garcia Logistics 104 18 April 2014 The Amazon Effect Amazon has changed the face and the way we experience shopping as we know it. Many companies can push the slogan “customers first” but Amazon makes you believe it with the way they cater to your ever needs. An average consumer does not to go through all the hassle that normal brick and motor stores put you through we want to go the Amazon way and have everything at our fingertips from the comfort of our homes‚ cars
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create and develop a logistics plan Formulate a logistics plan (create for an existing Company or make your own Company) Five key steps to logistics planning process: 1) Business Goal and Strategies Business goals and strategy comes from overall corporate strategy and the detailed operational strategies. Logistics receives its direction from these sources‚ like all other operational functions of the organization. 2) Specific Customer Service Requirements Logistics planning needs the CS
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Introduction Logistics play a major role in our life. Most of the people might not be aware of the importance of logistics until there are problems appear. Under the pressure of arising competitive environment‚ most of the business entities are initiated to focus on the development of logistics. Logistics can be said as the transfers of goods and services from the point of origin to the point of consumptions effectively and efficiently in order to meet the requirement of the customers (Logistics World‚
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