Logistics and supply chain management are not new ideas. From the building of the pyramids to the relief of hunger in Africa‚ the principles underpinning the effective flow of materials and information to meet the requirements of customers have altered little. Throughout the history of mankind wars have been won and lost through logistics strengths and capabilities – or the lack of them. It has been argued that the defeat of the British in the American War of Independence can largely be attributed
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outlets in market areas. This particular mode of transportation is subject to the highest levels of economies of scale. The economies of scale that it enjoys are: Economies of distance Pienaar‚ W J and Vogt J J (2012:356) Chapter 16 in Business Logistics Management: A value chain perspective. 4th (eds). “Economies of distance (also known as long haul economies) are attainted when the total transport cost per ton-kilometre decreases as the trip distance increases. Economies of distance arise when
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HOME DEPOT Financial Analysis The Home Depot at the end of 2000 stands on rock solid financial footing as the World’s largest home improvement Retailer. As they continue to grow in size‚ so has their outcome of success. Home Depot’s net revenues have grown 208% between FY 1995 and FY 2000. Home Depot’s growth in net earnings over the same period has been 284%. The revenue that the firm is retaining as profits is outweighing the total amount being brought into the company. In 1998‚ Home Depot was
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Sustainable Growth Model [NOTE: For all steps‚ refer to the accompanying Sustainable Growth Tables" of ratio calculations for Costco and its competitors for all years measured. The table are located at the close of this section.] The sustainable growth rate is the rate at which a firm can grow while keeping its profitability and financial policies unchanged. The model allows an analyst to isolate drivers that have led to changes in historical growth in order to isolate causes of change. It
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Enterprises in Logistics Management. A PROJECT REPORT Under the guidance of Mr. Shriram Viswanathan Submitted by Binu Malhotra (Registration # 571012236) in partial fulfillment o f the requirement for the award of the degree Of MBA IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT September 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude towards the pillars of successful completion of this study on “Small and Medium Enterprises in Logistics Management
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1. Logistics is the key to the success of supply chain of a business firm. Define. A supply chain consists of the series of activities and organisations that materials move through on their journey from initial suppliers to final customers. Logistics is the function responsible for all aspects of the movement and storage of materials on their journey from original suppliers through to final customers. Logistics are integral to the supply chain. They include inbound shipments‚ outbound shipments
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the logistic function. 2. Discuss how the logistic function contribute or can contribute to achieve the corporate objectives. 3. What are the benefit and challenges of outsourcing the logistic function to 3PL 0r 4PL service providers. 1.0. Introduction Today’s business is more global than ever before. Markets are everywhere and new ones are sprouting up every day. Suppliers shift‚ supply chains adapt. Customers are more discerning and demanding. And logistics has
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Assignment #3: Powell Logistics Case Study A. Defining the issue The immediate issue is to make a decision on the future of the family company. B. Analyzing the Case Data * The truck transportation industry is a vital part of the Canadian economy with $43 billion in sales annually and employing 400‚000 people * The for-hire sector accounts for 40% of the transportation industry in Canada * The for-hire sector has 2 service offerings: TL – Truck load‚ only full load between 2
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more competitive and effective to implement the various strategies (Jobber‚ 2001). Costco Wholesale Corporation is one of the biggest organizations in the retail industry‚ which operates at the global level. The company was founded by James Sinegal and Jeffrey Brotman (Costco Wholesale Corporation‚ 2009). On the basis of the sales volume‚ the company is considered among the world ’s largest membership warehouses (Costco: About Company‚ 2009). The company has taken the position of the five largest companies
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Assignment I compile a detailed report on “Operation Geronimo” in the context of logistics. Ans : Operation Geronimo Osama bin Laden‚ head of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda‚ was killed in Pakistan on May 2‚ 2011‚ shortly after 1 a.m. local time by a United States special forces military unit. The operation‚ code-named Operation Neptune Spear‚ was ordered by United States President Barack Obama and carried out in a US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operation by a team of United States
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