PROOF CHAPTER 1 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINS Contents Learning objectives 3 Role of logistics 4 Supply chains 8 Aims of logistics 14 Activities of logistics 18 Importance of logistics 22 Chapter review 28 Case study – Ace Dairies 29 Project – useful websites 30 Discussion questions 31 References 31 Further reading 32 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter you should be able to: • understand the broad role of logistics • see how logistics support the operations of an organisation
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Subject – Supply Chain Management Semester - III Case - 1 John Deere and Complex Parts‚ Inc. On Friday‚ November 22‚ 2000‚ Blake Roberts‚ Hayley Marie‚ Stan Ealdns‚ and John Pearson‚ members of one of John Deere’s supplier evaluation teams‚ were discussing the performance of Complex Parts. It had provided questionable service to John Deere’s Moline unit over the past year‚ and they were wondering if this merited giving Complex Parts’ business to a different supplier. They needed
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Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods. It includes the movement and storage of‚ work-in-process inventory‚ and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. Interconnected or interlinked networks‚ channels and node businesses are involved in the provision of products and services required by end customers in a supply chain.[2] Supply chain management has been defined as the "design‚ planning‚ execution‚ control‚ and monitoring of supply chain activities
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Introduction According to Thomas Friedman in The World is Flat‚ supply chain management has become a source of competitive advantage and profit in a flat world. He has quoted Wal-Mart’s ability of moving 2.3 billion general merchandise cartons a year down its supply chain into its stores as an example of creating value. Global supply chains that draw parts and producers from every corner of the world‚ from the best producers at the lowest price‚ are the way how to beat
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coffeehouse chain based in Seattle‚ Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world‚ with 19‚435 stores in 58 countries‚ including 12‚781 in the United States‚ 1‚241 in Canada‚ 1‚062 in Japan‚ 976 in Great Britain and 645 in China. Starbucks sells drip brewed coffee‚ espresso-based hot drinks‚ other hot and cold drinks‚ coffee beans‚ salads‚ hot and cold sandwiches and panini‚ pastries‚ snacks‚ and items such as mugs and tumblers. Through the Starbucks Entertainment division and
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Supply Chain Management as an enabler of Service Delivery in Local Government 1.1 INTRODUCTION Post-apartheid South Africa faces a major challenge in ensuring that local government‚ as the third tier of government closest to the people‚ provides optimal service delivery to the people of different culture‚ race and sex. The government is intent to modernize the management of public sector‚ to make it more people-friendly and sensitive to meeting the needs of the communities it serves. The provision
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Q1. Consider the supply chain involved when a customer purchases a book at a bookstore. Identify the cycles in this supply chain and the location of the push/pull boundary. When a customer purchases a book from the book store‚ a complete supply chain cycle which involves procurement‚ manufacturing‚ distribution‚ replenishment and customer delivery takes place. The different supply chain cycles are quite separated in this case because each cycle occurs at the interface between two successive stages
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organization‚ and every company at least one supply chain relationship with another organization. Research has led to the conclusion that "the structure of activities within and between companies is a critical cornerstone of creating unique and superior supply chain performance" (Lambert‚ 2005). Successful supply chain management requires integrating business processes with key members of the supply chain‚ because valuable resources are wasted when supply chains are not effectively managed. Standard business
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William F. Harrah Daniel Seutter The gaming industry is one of the largest industries in the world. Nowadays people can find casinos and gambling in almost every region in the world. There are gambling locations on cruise ships‚ in airports‚ and even gas stations. The gaming industry has evolved over many years and a lot of it as to do with the help from William F. Harrah. William F. Harrah is the founder of the popular Harrah’s casinos. He is one of the pioneers that helped shape the gaming
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Complex Supply Chain Networks and Supply Chain Drivers: Abstract The analyst in the Distribution‚ Engineering‚ Maintenance‚ and Productions Management Group of the Central Engineering Department for Canbide Corporation is in charge of analyzing various operations at all of Canbide’s facilities. The purpose of our group is to analyze operations‚ report our findings‚ and make recommendations for continued improvements and implementations of Operations Management (OM) tools. The remainder of this
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