1. What is reverse logistics (RL)? How does it differ from forward logistics Reverse logistics is the process of planning‚ implementing‚ and controlling the efficient‚ cost effective flow of raw materials‚ in-process inventory‚ finished goods and related information from the point of consumption to the point of origin for the purpose of recapturing value or proper disposal. More precisely‚ reverse logistics is the process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of
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1. Did it surprise you that logistics can be such an important component in a country’s economic system? Why or why not? Logistics plays a key role in the economy in two significant ways. First‚ logistics is one of the major expenditures for businesses‚ thereby affecting and being affected by other economic activities. In the United States‚ for example‚ logistics contributed approximately 10.3 percent of GDI in 1996. U.S. industry spent approximately $451 billion on transportation of freight
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Master Thesis Developing a Framework for Decision Making in Inbound Logistics Ownership Taking for LCCS – An Empirical Study Maastricht University School of Business and Economics Academic Year 2008/2009 Zhang‚ Qin (Student ID: i579246) Master of Science of International Business Track: Supply Chain Management Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Lieven Quintens Maastricht‚ Nov 12th‚ 2009 I Acknowledgements My study of the master program at Maastricht University comes to an end with the completion of
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DHL Logbook - in cooperation with Technical University Darmstadt Historical development of logistics The great logistics success story Logistics has been playing a fundamental role in global development for almost 5‚000 years now. Since the construction of the pyramids in ancient Egypt‚ logistics has made remarkable strides. Time and again‚ brilliant logistics solutions have formed the basis for the transition to a new historical and economic era. Examples of this fundamental progress include
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ANTICIPATORY LOGISTICS IN THE CORPORATE WORLD What is anticipatory logistics? It’s a system made of information which anticipates the requirement of customers needs so suppliers can provide adequate service production to meet their needs. Anticipatory logistics is part of the supply chain management which is how things get from the manufacturer to the customer‚ but it also is the raw materials that are needed in manufacturing. The U.S. Army uses Anticipatory logistics in their supply chain
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Relief Logistics What is it? The basic task of a logistics system is to deliver the appropriate supplies‚ in good condition‚ in the quantities required‚ and at the places and time they are needed. In reality‚ relief logistics is a systems exercise‚ which involves a performance that is coordinated and integrated from wide group of specialists. Much of this activity‚ particularly the work of the control and support staff‚ is hardly visible to the outsider. Mainly relief logistics is concerned
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Logistics is the management of the flow of resources between the point of origin and the point of consumption 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 time‚ information‚ particles‚ and energy. The logistics of physical items usually involves the integration of information flow‚ material handling‚ production
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it’s also pulling-in and in many cases locking-in customers with an unprecedented level of technological integration. Since its inception in 1973‚ Federal Express Corporation had transformed itself from an express delivery company to a global logistics and supply-chain management company. Over the years‚ the Company had invested heavily in IT systems‚ and with the launch of the Internet in 1994‚ the potential for further integration of systems to provide services throughout its customers’ supply-chains
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Logistic planning and management largely focus on lowering the cost associated with producing and distributing products under a variety of constraints. Logistics can be meant in different aspects of terms. In the perspective of Customer‚ the definition is getting the right product‚ to the right customer‚ in the right quantity‚ in the right condition‚ at the right place‚ at the right time and at the right cost. In the perspective of utility and value‚ the definition is providing the time and place
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system Paper II – Supply Chain Management: Introduction Logistical Mission‚ Operations‚ Integration‚ Network Design‚ Information‚ Transportation‚ Inventory‚ Production‚ Inventory Flow Warehousing‚ Material Handling‚ Packaging Integrated Logistics Operating objectives‚ Rapid Response – Minimum Variance – Minimum Inventory Movement‚ Con Life-cycle support‚ Barriers to Internal integration Organization structure Managing operational uncertainty Food & Agriculture Supply Chains: Agriculture
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