its Xbox gaming console executives had to make a strategic decision whether to manufacture the Xbox or outsource the manufacturing. After some studies‚ it was decided that they did not have manufacturing and logistics capabilities and decided to outsource the assembly and significant logistics functions to Flextronics‚ a Singapore-based contract manufacture. Microsoft already knew Flextronics because they had already contracted out the manufacture of computer mice to them. Since Microsoft had worked
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DCH Logistics Planning for La Cafetière What are the advantages of having a bonded Warehouse and how can it help in doing international business? A Bonded Warehousing can be defined as storage‚ manipulation‚ or further manufacturing of dutiable goods in a building or other secured area without the payment of duty on it. Advantage: Goods can stay in a bonded warehouse for an unlimited period of time‚ and no import duties and VAT will have to be paid until the moment they are actually imported
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rP os t KEL019 SUNIL CHOPRA Excel Logistics Services Background op yo “The quality of our performance has improved significantly‚ but stores continue to complain about our deliveries‚” said John Margolis‚ general manager of the Springfield Warehousing and Distribution Center (WDC) run by Excel Logistics Services. Margolis looked at the customer satisfaction survey for the fourth quarter of the previous year. “At this point‚ it is becoming increasingly difficult for us to make
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end-user through original suppliers that provide products‚ services and information and add value for customers”. Cooper et al cited in Walters (2002) suggests the scope of the supply chain can be defined in terms of the number involved within the supply chain and the activities and functions involved. Initially the scope of the supply chain was across firms but now includes internal integration within organisations before expansion to other firms. The direction in which supply chain planning and
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Case Study Question 1 Central Europe and Hungary: Changes in logistics Systems ABSTRACT in an increasingly globalizing setting‚ many of the newly nationalised buffer states of the soviet Union‚ have been faced with the pressure to integrate themselves with exogenous market forces‚ from western Europe as well as other parts of the world. The ability for them to adapt lies in their ability to manage their fiscal policies‚ their societal views and market theories that form many of the xenophobic
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A.I.L.S Project D.H.L Logistics Vinith perla 0901AEET012 Company profile : DHL Express is a division of the German logistics company Deutsche Post providing international express mail services. Deutsche Post is the world’s largest logistics company operating in all four corners of the globe. DHL is a world market leader in sea and air mail. Originally founded in 1969 to deliver documents between San Francisco and Honolulu‚ the company expanded its service
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would be inevitably revolved around increasing the profit margins of the organization. However‚ while profits making is important for the survival of the business‚ the business organisation operate within the societies‚ and have the obligation to conform to the rules and regulations of the societies to become a good corporate citizen. This give rise to the subscription of managerial ethics by managers. Ethics are ideas that are about what is right and what is wrong‚ that set the standards the way business
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一、True/False Questions 1、Logistics clearly contributes to time and form utility. 2、The purpose of logistics is to maximize customer service. 3、Two of the five primary activities in the value chain are inbound logistics and outbound logistics. 4、The Internet has done little to improve logistical effectiveness and efficiency. 5、Logistics offers many companies an important route for creating marketing superiority. 6、It is better for a logistics manager to be a generalist rather than a specialist
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Field of study: Reverse Logistics | Topic: Managing returns for increased Reverse Logistics profits. | | | Research Proposal Alcuin Ninian Dhilip II MIB‚ 11SJCCMIB00 Managing returns for increased Reverse Logistics profits Reverse Logistics is one the most overlooked elements of the complete operation cycle. There is a perception that returns are a necessary evil to be avoided at all costs‚ Even though reuse of products and materials
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Executive Summary Wal-mart is one of the biggest companies in the world‚ seen as a model company with many others following in their footsteps in respect to E-commerce‚ electronic delivery systems‚ coding and scanning technologies‚ third party logistics and warehouse design and management. With one of the most efficient supply chains‚ Wal-Mart is on pace to become the largest Internet retailer in the world. It is currently the sixth largest internet retailer in the world and is focused
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