Transport and logistics Comprehensive sectoral analysis of emerging competences and economic activities in the European Union European Commission Submitted to the European Commission‚ DG Employment‚ Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Executed by: TNO Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research SEOR Erasmus University Rotterdam ZSI Centre for Social Innovation DG EMPL project VC/2007/0866 Transport and logistics This report is published as part of a series of forward-looking sector
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Logistics from a Historical Perspective R-Jay P. Quiambao‚ CIE Defining Logistics • The origin of the term logistics comes from the French word ―logistique‚‖ which is derived from ―loger‖ meaning quarters (as in quartering troops). 2 Defining Logistics • The practice of logistics in the military sector has been in existence for as long as there have been organized armed forces: – the supply‚ movement‚ and maintenance of an armed force both in peacetime and in battle conditions. 3 Logistics
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many companies are automating their logistics processes by setting up supply chains that connect them with their customers and suppliers. Simply defined‚ logistics is a practice that ’s used to determine how to move people and materials most efficiently between a source and a destination. The "chain" metaphor is used to describe a group of companies connected loosely‚ all collaborating on the most efficient and economical delivery of a product. Logistics management requires that equipment
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Environmental Management and Quality Systems "What are the main issues to be concerned about during the implementation of ISO 14001?" Review the presentations and the six articles and decide what the main issues are‚ as distinct from all the issues. Review of Main Issues Considered During the Implementation of ISO 14001 in the Six Articles There has been an increase in the number of organisations that employ ISO 14001 for business processes in recent years. This report highlights main issues
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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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Advantages of Logistics Outsourcing In the face of increasingly intensified competition in the emerging globaleconomy‚ manufacturing and retail firms are progressively turning to outsourcing of their logistics functions. Outsourcing is a viable business strategy because turning non-core functions over to external suppliers enables companies to leverage their resources‚ spread risks and concentrate on issues critical to survival and future growth. One way of extending the logistics organization
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Subject: Logistics Management Total marks 80 Case 1 (10 Marks) M/s Britecolor Paints Ltd. (BPL) is a manufacturer of decorative paints for households commercial premises and industrial application. (a) M/s. BPL had embarked on a policy of satisfying every possible customer in respect of shades‚ delivery and durability. Thus it went ahead and created twenty-five depots‚ one almost in every major city. The manufacturing base however‚ was maintained at Pune. The factory received information
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Backwards: Reverse Logistics Trends and Practices Going Backwards: Reverse Logistics Trends and Practices University of Nevada‚ Reno Center for Logistics Management Dr. Dale S. Rogers Dr. Ronald S. Tibben-Lembke © 1998‚ Reverse Logistics Executive Council Contents in Brief CHAPTER 1: SIZE AND IMPORTANCE OF REVERSE LOGISTICS 1 CHAPTER 2: MANAGING RETURNS 37 CHAPTER 3: DISPOSITION AND THE SECONDARY MARKET 73 CHAPTER 4: REVERSE LOGISTICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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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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2.2.2: Quality Systems Approach The main purpose of a quality systems approach or model is to ensure that the standards of safety and the effectiveness of the product that are met during production are sustainable. Being such an important aspect of GMP‚ the FDA have implemented guidelines that are intended to help manufacturers effectively introduce their own model to adhere to regulations contained in 21CFR parts 210 and 211 (FDA‚ 2006). The goal of this guide is to allow companies to implement
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