INTRODUCTION E-Commerce also known as Electronic Commerce is the use of internet to perform trading and business activities. The various technologies used by e-commerce business are Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT)‚ Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)‚ mobile ecommerce etc. E-Commerce has become a thriving business and is still growing exponentially towards the future. EVOLUTION In the 1960s‚ the US Defence Department developed ARPANET‚ a secure and robust communication network for networking with defence
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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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technology‚ there are a lot of things that you can take advantage of. You can do your shopping online‚ do business transactions‚ and even do your banking. Online banking has set a revolution in how business is done. Not only would you benefit from personal banking but doing your business transactions online proved to be very beneficial too and can save you a lot of time and money. But just like in all things‚ online banking has its advantages and disadvantages. If you are thinking twice about online
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Logistics is the process of strategically managing the procurement‚ movement and storage of materials‚ parts and finished inventory (and the related information flows) through the organization and its marketing channels in such a way that current and future profitability are maximized through the cost-effective fulfilment of orders. supply chain management The management of upstream and downstream relationships with suppliers and customers to deliver superior customer value at less cost
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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
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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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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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customers. 9 FIGURE 2. Kanban system 7 1. Background information The objective of the term paper is to introduce and highlight the benefits of Just-In-Time (JIT) systems for customer satisfaction‚ and the industry types that can take advantage of the application of JIT systems. Its target is to elaborate how JIT functions and present its relating elements. The term paper is delivered by theoretical analysis. Besides‚ the effects of JIT systems are proven by some successful applications
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information technology COSCO noticed the importance of information technology among global shipping and modern logistics‚ so it used lots of time and money in research and development of IT. COSCO Network Ltd. of COSCO Group provided software development‚ e-commerce services‚ data center management‚ etc. hence to become an international first class high tech enterprise in Chinas shipping and logistics industries. Company size COSCO owns and controls over 800 modern merchant vessels with a total tonnage of
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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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