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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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 have instructed and helped me a lot in the
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Polymers are a part of our every day life and without them around‚ this world would be very‚ very different‚ if not impossible to live in. However‚ most people do not even know what a polymer is‚ or just how widespread they are around us. Polymers are formed from hydrocarbons‚ hydrocarbon derivatives‚ or sometimes from silicon. They are the basis not only for numerous natural materials‚ but also for most of the synthetic plastics that one encounters in their lives. Polymers consist of extremely large
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A polymer is a substance formed by many molecules that are all strung together to form a long chain‚ and has been around since the beginning of time (Polymer). Examples of different polymers being used in everyday life are things like rubber and starch‚ which are both frequently used in the world (Brewer). Polymers also make up what are known as “polymer creatures‚” which are the things that are used in experiments about polymers. The polymer creatures‚ made out of two different polymers‚ are both
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Assignment 1. There are five logistics/supply chain stories in the video. Suggest an appropriate title that you would give to each story. (10 marks) FarEastFlora- “Delivering love to the one’s we love” Transporting the animals- “Sizing up the Sheep” WLNA- “Keeping it cool on this Sunny Island” NTUC supply chain- “Right product‚ right quantity‚ at the right time!” Keppel Logistics- “The life and benefits of logisticians” 2. What type of logistics does each story belong to? (10 marks)
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Dealing with polymer waste Polymers can be made into a huge variety of items rather easily; this is why it is so popular. Nowadays it is used everywhere from everyday items such as cups‚ milk bottles and plastic bags‚ to medical and laboratory equipment. All applications use different types of polymers such as polyethene‚ polyvinyl chloride and polypropene. Polymers‚ also‚ can be used as a fuel source by burning under controlled conditions to release heat energy and therefore electricity. Despite
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As w e walked t hrough t he m anufacturing areas o f Dupont‚ t he p lant m anager‚ Tom Harris‚ g reeted e ach worker by name. The p lant was o n a site t hat s tretched over 10 acres beside t he South River on t he e dge o f t own a nd it was t he major employer in t he community. The p lant s eemed t o b e a p ermanent fixture‚ o r a t least m ore p ermanent t han most things. There had been changes‚ big ones‚ b ut t he p lant was still t he plant. The Orion m anufacturing operation h
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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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Executive Summary The development of information technology has caused the nature of logistics and supply chain management changing dramatically. Furthermore‚ the relationship between retailer and supplier changed as well due to the changing of retail exchanges. As retailers are going to gain much more business opportunities and reduce cost on supply chain‚ it has affected the supplier in somehow. According to the change‚ there are some issues cannot be ignored because of the importance of the
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Abstract The rapid development of global commerce has drove logistics to reduce products lifecycles‚ increase response and action efficiency and optimize investments of inventory for current businesses. Therefore‚ logistics plays a pivotal role in nowadays commerce. The objective of the report is to discuss and evaluate the existing logistics theories. Whereas‚ DHL will be selected as a case study so as to get a further understanding on logistics according to the analysis result. Introduction As with
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