EXECUTIVE SUMMARY GLOBAL LOGISTICS AND RISK MANAGEMENT Global supply chain enables companies to expand beyond their domestic markets and expand globally .International supply chain could be viewed as an extension of the domestic supply chain if managed well .There are several forces which determines the success of international supply chain. Global market forces involves pressures and opportunities created by the foreign companies and customers .Overseas business sometimes is a defensive mechanism
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SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Homework #1 (Due – April 18‚ 2013) Electronic Submission MS Word MSc ECOM/ICOM assignment submission system File name: hw1 and your HKU ID (e.g. hw1_1234567) Please limit the answer to 1 page for each (sub)question (60%) Case: Dell Inc.: Improving the Flexibility of the Desktop PC Supply Chain (Textbook‚ pp.179-187) 1. a) Why does L5 incur higher manufacturing and logistics costs than L6? What are some of the costs that are incurred in L5 but not
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-LOGİSTİCS- -Definition of Logistics: 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‚ meterials‚ equipment‚liquids‚ and staff as well as abstract items such as information‚particles‚ and energy. The logistics of pyhsical items usually involves the integration of information flow
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each and every one of them. First of all‚ 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
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IQRA UNIVERSITY Assignment Supply Chain Management Submitted By Zain Ali Samo 6261 Submitted to Mr. Masood Sabzwari Date 17-9-2013 What is reverse logistics (RL)? How does it differ from forward logistics? Many organizations and individuals have tried to define Reverse Logistics. We refer to the term "reverse logistics" as all activity associated with a product/service after the point of sale‚ the ultimate goal to optimize or make more efficient aftermarket activity‚ thus saving money
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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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NETWORK PROGRAMMING BIT 4206 BIT 4206 Network Programming Course Outline Prerequisites: BIT 3102 Network Management BIT 3201 Object Oriented Programming Objectives: • By the end of the course the learner should be able to: Have knowledge about Unix Technologies (IPC‚ POSIX threads‚ Unix file system) • Be able to develop client-server network applications on the internet‚ based on UNIX/linux Course Outline An overview of C++ Inheritance‚ Polymorphism‚ Encapsulation‚ Templates‚ Dynamic
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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 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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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 supply and demand
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