Logistics and transportation Mei Jin 2011954440 ECOM-ICOM Analysis of Li & Fung Case Logistics and transportation Name: Mei Jin Student No. 2011954440 1 Logistics and transportation Mei Jin 2011954440 ECOM-ICOM Analysis of Li & Fung Case Background Founded in 1906 in Guangzhou by Victor Fung ’s grandfather‚ Li & Fung was the first Chinese-owned export trading company in China at that time. From the traditional export trade companies to large modern multinational supply
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ZARA: Fast Fashion Zara’s performance in the EU. Zara is the largest and most internationalized of Inditex (Industria de Diseno Textil) chain based on Spain. Zara had built up their business in the Spanish market by 1990‚ and started to expand their business into global market. At the same time‚ according to the case‚ they started to make major investments in manufacturing logistics and IT‚ including establishment of a just-in-time manufacturing system‚ a 130‚000-square-meter warehouse close
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Logistic Management Assignment 1 1- Did it surprise you that logistics can be such an important component in a country’s economic system? Why or why not No‚ it does not surprise me ‚ especially after having deep understanding about the Logistics role on controlling the flow of the product in any economic system‚ and helps all the functional areas in any Supply chain to synergize together to reach the goal (effective ) and reach the maximum utilization (efficient) to decrease waste and cost‚ thus
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How green supply chains will affect and drive the design of next generation logistics and supply chains? Due to the deterioration of global environment‚ increasing concerns of the overall condition of the natural environment have brought the attention on environmental conservation. As Purchasing Magazine (Atkinson‚ 2002) reported that “the most significant factor affecting supply‚ demand‚ pricing‚ and availability of solvents is the environmental issue”. As a result‚ for manufacturers‚ there is
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high standard requirement for the parts‚ limited numbers of suppliers and highly unpredictable demand on the parts. The case will be about how Cathay Pacific manage its spare parts supply chain‚ from procurement‚ inventory management‚ repair management to logistic management in order to reduce the cost and maintain the efficiency. Question 1: What are the supply chain management issues for spare parts operations that Robert and Paul need to consider for their recommendation proposal? The aim o
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Case discussion ZARA: FAST FAHION 1) What is Zara’s basis of competitive advantage? How does it travel globally? At the heart of Zara ’s success is a vertically integrated business model spanning design‚ just-in-time production‚ marketing and sales. The key to this model is the ability to adapt the offer to customers desires in the shortest time possible. For Zara ‚ time is the main factor to be considered‚ above and beyond production cost. The group believed that vertical integration gave
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Tablet of Contents The Beginning of Walmart Logistic………………………………………………………… 3 Magic of the stripes………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Walmart’s Cross Docking……………………………………………………………………….. 5 Downfall of Barcode System…………………………………………………………………… 6 Power to the RIFD………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Walmart’s RFID Influence in China………………………………………………………….. 9 The Chinese RFID investment…………………………………………………………………. 10 Chinese market potential………………………………………………………………………… 11 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………
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with annual sales of approximately $ 1.7 billion. Customers would provide Sedgman with specification for special cut steel tubing and metal sheets. Sedgman out sourced there warehousing and transport operation to a third party by the name of Fehr Logistic Company. Isaak Theissen; the Director of Material Management was concerned about the large amount of raw material inventory. * The reason for outsourcing warehousing and transportation was to save money * The cost of holding this
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counter-intuitive strategy quite opposite to this conventional wisdom? Could the firm have executed its strategy without the help of IT? Why or why not? Answer: IT plays an important role in the success of Zara. It is crucial in the processes of: "DATA GATHERING"‚ "DESIGN" AND "MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS" Zara’s store managers lead the intelligence-gathering effort that ultimately determines what ends up on each store’s racks. Armed WITH PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS (PDAS)-handheld computing devices meant
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moment. The case later moves on to explain how Zara came to be what it is‚ and how they carried out their business model from its beginnings. The company Zara was founded in 1975 by its current major stockholder‚ Armancio Ortega‚ and was aimed at women‚ men‚ and children. It is affiliated to other clothing brands including Massimo Dutti‚ Pull and Bear‚ Bershka‚ Stradivarius‚ and Oysho‚ all part of the Infitex corporation. From its starting roots‚ Zara has managed to set themselves apart from their
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