International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management Logistics Strategies for Global Businesses James C. Cooper Article information: To cite this document: James C. Cooper‚ (1993)‚"Logistics Strategies for Global Businesses"‚ International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management‚ Vol. 23 Iss 4 pp. 12 - 23 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09600039310041473 Downloaded by WIRTSCHAFTSUNIVERSITAET WIEN At 10:10 29 September 2014 (PT)
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Case Study Related to Advising Action Steps for Better Inventory Management A leading consumer products company dealing in cosmetics and other personal care products was seeking ways to: _ Reduce inventory levels across their forward supply chain _ Improve Inventory Record Accuracy at their storage points _ Accurately track damaged goods at various points in the supply chain The above problems together were a significant burden to the company. Implementation of best practices after a detailed
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Orca Kim B. BSBA IV-2 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL concerns most managers of agricultural marketing and supply businesses‚ whether they are retail‚ wholesale‚ or service oriented. The value of a manager to agricultural marketing and supply business depends on his ability to manage inventories effectively. The total cost of maintaining the desired inventory level must be held down to a reasonable figure‚ but the inventory must also be large enough to permit
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hassle-free. The most commonly used system by several companies is the sales system and inventory system creating a window based system. Advanced system on sales provide more reliable recording of sales of the company with comparison to its actual cost. In addition‚ the data needed by the company to decide matters in relation to inventory can be easily generated. Moreover‚ the inventory system promotes effective inventory control which ensures stocking the in demand and correct items in the correct quantities
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Plaza‚ the Logistics park of Zaragoza Case Analysis Supply Chain Network Diagram The supply chain flow and the respective lead times Option 1 Option 2 Average Cycle Time(Days) Rotterdam Zaragoza Average Time to reach the port 29 24 Time spent at port 1.5 1.5 Time from warehouse to customer 0.5 1.5 Total average lead time(days) 31 27 The average time to reach the port was averaged for each option 1 from the data given Demand‚ Inventory and Safety Stock Option
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of data. Organizations use the insight gained from SPSS Modeler to retain profitable customers‚ identify cross-selling opportunities‚ attract new customers‚ detect fraud‚ reduce risk‚ and improve government service delivery. The current version is “SPSS Modeler 15”. 1 The Drug Project Exercise Briefing: Imagine that you are a medical researcher compiling data for a study. You have collected data about a set of patients‚ all of whom suffered from the same illness. During their course of treatment
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION a. Project Context Education is generally described as “the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction.” It is a basic human right because it is considered one of the fundamental guarantees that enable an individual to live his full potential as a human being. In line with this‚ the 1987 Philippine Constitution states that‚ “The State shall establish‚ maintain‚ and support a complete‚ adequate‚ and integrated system of education relevant to the
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technology‚ services and products (Jens et al.‚ 2003). Controlling inventory is known to be one of the toughest problems for companies. With 39 million active customer accounts and a vision such as being “Earth’s biggest selection of product”‚ Amazon has been putting a lot of effort to be as efficient as possible in their inventory management. The purpose of this report is to understand the evolution of the inventory management of Amazon and how it has affected the company’s growth. This case study is both
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How well does Zara perform compare to its competitors? In order to see how well Zara perform compare to its competitors‚ we need to analyze a few financial ratios: Gross Profit Margin‚ Net Profit Margin‚ Net Working Capital‚ Net Working Capital Turnover‚ Return on book value of Assets‚ Return on book value of Equity‚ Return on Fixed Assets and Total Debt Ratio. Gross Profit Margin is financial metric used to assess a firm’s financial health by revealing the proportion of money left over from
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With the Cement industry showing a downward trend in profit margins‚ better logistics management proves beneficial to many of the cement manufacturers. Let us explores the various modes of logistics that can provide a cost-effective means of cement transportation. Cement‚ being a bulk commodity‚ transporting is a costly affair. The selling and distribution costs account for around 21% of production cost. In 2009-10‚ top 30 cement companies spent more than Rs 10‚000 crore to carry cement to the consumer
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