Logistics is the management of the flow of resources between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet some requirements‚ for example‚ of customers or corporations. The resources managed in logistics can include physical items‚ such as food‚ materials‚ equipment‚ liquids‚ and staff‚ as well as abstract items‚ such as information‚ particles‚ and energy. The logistics of physical items usually involves the integration of information flow‚ production‚ material handling‚ packaging
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I thank my school---Singapore Institute of Materials Management‚ I’m fortunate I can enter this school. He takes me enter new sector about logistics‚ make me deeply interest to logistics. Secondary‚ I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to lectures who led me into the world of translation. I am also greatly indebted to the lectures at the logistics: Mr. Romeo N.Dumaguing‚ Mr. Dickson Lee‚ Mr. Max Mew‚ Mr. Henry Leong‚ Mr. Goh SK‚ Mr.`Yong SC who have instructed and helped me a lot in the
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LINKS: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=195639 What are the different components of the supply chain? Wal-Mart‚ a leading corporation (Fortune500)‚ with profits more than $16 billion‚ has to support a multifaceted Supply Chain. Its Supply Chain Management (SCM) can be split into several components: Production‚ supply‚ Inventory‚ transportation‚ location and information. Production - focuses on the strategic decisions of Wal-Mart regarding the manufacturing of products (Wal-Mart
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DEFINITION Philip Kotler‚” Logistics is defined as planning‚ implementing and controlling the physical flow of materials from the point of origin to the point of use‚ to meet customer needs at a profit.” Source Philip Kotler‚Marketing management pearson education According to American Marketing Association‚ logistics may be defined as‚ “the management of all activities which facilitates movement and the coordination of
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Logistics process Definition of logistics Logistics is a function that is flexible and changes according to the various constraints and demands imposed upon it. Logistics is - Supply + Materials Management + Distribution and logistics is basically the overall management of distributions and supply. There are many different transport methods including- * Air- This is used to deliver goods fast and also internationally. * Water- This can be used to transport goods slower. Sometimes unreliable
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Chapter 1 An overview of logistics Economic impacts of logistics Economic utility (the value or usefulness of a product in fulfilling customer needs or wants) 4 general types: * Possession utility : the value or usefulness that comes from a customer being able to take possession of a product * Form utility : a product’s being in a form that can be used by the customer and is of value to the customer(allocation; smaller quantities that are desired by customers) * Place utility :having
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Logistics is the process of strategically managing the procurement‚ movement and storage of materials‚ parts and finished inventory (and the related information flows) through the organization and its marketing channels in such a way that current and future profitability are maximized through the cost-effective fulfilment of orders. supply chain management The management of upstream and downstream relationships with suppliers and customers to deliver superior customer value at less cost
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consumer behaviors. These made the entrance of Walmart extra difficult and hindered it from enjoying the success by replicating the domestic model. As the expansion was restricted‚ as a result‚ Walmart could not enjoy the low cost from economies of scale and lost its leading edge on supply chain. The above factors made Walmart very difficult to build the same competitive advantage in China with its successful domestic model. 2. Firstly‚ Walmart should consider customization in two aspects. Firstly
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Case Study Question 1 Central Europe and Hungary: Changes in logistics Systems ABSTRACT in an increasingly globalizing setting‚ many of the newly nationalised buffer states of the soviet Union‚ have been faced with the pressure to integrate themselves with exogenous market forces‚ from western Europe as well as other parts of the world. The ability for them to adapt lies in their ability to manage their fiscal policies‚ their societal views and market theories that form many of the xenophobic
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Abstract The rapid development of global commerce has drove logistics to reduce products lifecycles‚ increase response and action efficiency and optimize investments of inventory for current businesses. Therefore‚ logistics plays a pivotal role in nowadays commerce. The objective of the report is to discuss and evaluate the existing logistics theories. Whereas‚ DHL will be selected as a case study so as to get a further understanding on logistics according to the analysis result. Introduction As with
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