Part A Question 1 The four primary logistic activities are: 1. Transportation A key logistics activity is to actually provide for the movement of materials and goods from point of origin to point of consumption‚ and perhaps to its ultimate point of disposal as well. Transportation involves selection of the mode (e.g.‚ air‚ rail‚ water‚ truck‚ or pipeline)‚ the routing of the shipment‚ assuring of compliance with regulations in the region of the country where shipment is occurring‚ and selection
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References: Bowersox‚ Donald J.‚ Closs‚ David J. & Cooper‚ M.Bixby : “Supply Chain Logistics Management”‚ The MCGraw-Hill Companies‚Inc. ‚ 2nd ed. 2007. Bowersox‚ Donald J.‚ Closs‚ David J. and Theodore P.Stank‚ 21 st Century Logistics: Making Supply Chain Integration a Reality ‚ Oak Brook‚ IL; Council of Logistics Management‚ 1999. Copacino‚ William C. “Supply chain management: The basics and beyond”‚ CRC Press LLC‚ 1997. Schroeder‚ Roger G. : “Operations
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Final exam logistics 1.) Ikea case: (the 3 main topics) a. Competition between suppliers The structure of Ikeas logistic creates a high competition between their suppliers. It is because Ikea is subdivided into (many) Trading Areas‚ which compete for the commissions the headquarters of Ikea (Ikea of Sweden) gives. Each Trading Area tries to find the best thus cheapest solution for producing and delivering a product‚ so each of them negotiate with their suppliers and make an offer to the headquater
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History Costco used to be a store under the Price Club name and it focused on serving small business at the very beginning. However‚ the company found Costco can attract a lot of non-business customers. According to Costco’s official website‚ Costco and Price Club merged in 1993 and combined together. It had 206 stores and earned $16 billion annually. In addition‚ Costco mentioned that the operating philosophy is lowing down the cost of goods sold and saving their customers’ money. Because
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CHARGING MEMBERSHIP FEE’S FOR COSTCO INC. INTRODUCTION Supermerchants across the United States are becoming a very popular way for consumers to do their shopping. From furniture‚ to electronics‚ to clothing‚ to grocery‚ supermerchants offer many different goods all under one roof. A consumer can enter the store and be able to shop for just about anything‚ and redefines the term ‘one stop shopping.’ Costco falls into the category of a supermerchant. Costco also differs from many of these
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Costco Costco Wholesale Corp is a big box retailer selling mass quantities of items at Wholesale prices. They are a very consistent company‚ with constant growth and profitability. They show no major signs of corrupt business practices‚ and for that reason have been known as one of the best businesses. They currently operate with 174000 employees‚ which are paid well and have low employee turnover. They do their business in 608 warehouses internationally‚ and continue to grow. Costco is a highly
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Costco: Weakness of Three Aspects‚ a Company‚ Diversity‚ and Globalization INTRODUCTION The history of Costco “We are a membership warehouse club‚ dedicated to bringing our members the best possible prices on quality brand-name merchandise.” Costco Wholesale Corporation is one of biggest wholesale corporations in the United States and several other countries. The story of Costco’s rise from a single Seattle store in 1983 to a multinational chain of enormously profitable warehouses is a
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Costco Wholesale Corporation operates an international chain of membership warehouses‚ mainly under the "Costco Wholesale" name‚ that carry quality‚ brand name merchandise at substantially lower prices than the merchandise typically found at conventional wholesale or retail sources. The warehouses are designed to help small-to-medium-sized businesses reduce costs in purchasing for resale and for everyday business use. Individual consumers may also purchase for their personal needs. Costco’s
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Costco Wholesale Since 1983‚ Costco Wholesale has risen to the top as the most proficient‚ efficient‚ and effective wholesale distributors in the world. By using a strategy based around ultra-low prices‚ a limited selection of nationally branded private labeled products‚ a treasure hunt shopping environment and operating with low operating costs‚ as well as geographic expansion‚ Costco has been able to distinguish itself from its competitors as the leading wholesale provider in the world. While
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members. Strategic gives customers the best value‚ at the best price.” Costco’s first location in Seattle opened in 1976 under the name “Price Club.” Costco was officially founded in 1983 by two veterans of retail‚ Jeffrey Brotman and James Sinegal‚ but the first seed of Costco was sown three decades earlier by a man named Sol Price. In 1953 Price Costco Inc became extreme in the warehouse retailing industry‚ challenging Sam’s Club (owned by Wal-Mart). The member’s only club was created by Sol Price
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