customer or both. FIATA The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (or FIATA‚ French: Fédération Internationale des Associations de Transitaires et Assimilés) is a non-governmental organization representing 40‚000 forwarding and logistics companies‚ employing 8 to 10 million people in 150 countries. It was founded in Vienna‚ Austria‚ on 31 May 1926. FIATA has created several documents and forms to establish a uniform standard for use by freight forwarders worldwide. The documents
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direct result of dependence. Cyclically‚ the extent of dependence is induced by the perceptions of power. For many manufacturers‚ these relationships may represent 70-80% of sales revenue. Hence‚ when a power retailer increases their supply chain and logistics demands‚ manufacturers are left scrambling to ensure compliance. In the case of Wal-Mart‚ failing to comply with demands for scheduled deliveries‚ special packaging‚ and advanced shipment notices‚ etc. is not only a mean of lost revenue‚ but lost
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Players Abstract Logistics costs (i.e.‚ inventory holding‚ transportation‚ warehousing‚ packaging‚ losses and related administration costs) have been estimated at 13-14 per cent of Indian GDP. There is a rise in the no. of companies outsourcing their logistics operations to 3PL providers. The 3PL providers provide mainly transportation services‚ warehousing services and inventory management. The research was carried out on a 3PL company‚ which provides comprehensive logistics solutions primarily
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Contents Common inbound logistics gaps Where you’ll find inbound savings How to start an inbound program Visibility and a proactive approach to managing an inbound program Intellectual capital Discover more opportunities in inbound logistics 3 4 5 5 7 7 C.H. Robinson Worldwide‚ Inc. | Identifying Opportunities With Your Inbound Transportation 2 Many companies‚ regardless of size‚ have already eliminated inefficiencies and found savings in outbound logistics. Only a few have made the same
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JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS AND TRADE CONTENTS Papers 3 Determinants For Assigning Value-added Logistics Services To Logistics Centers Within A Supply Chain Configuration Lu Chen‚ Theo Notteboom 43 GIS Exploitation For New Facility Location Decisions- A Logistics Perspective Afzal Mohammad Khaled‚ Yong Jin Kim 63 Efficient Train Operation for Sustainable Freight Transportation: Optimizing Frequency with Fleet Size Constraints Dong-Kyu Kim‚ Minyoung Park 85 Future Strategic Directions for
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Category: Course Syllabus: Logistics I - Introduction to Logistics Course Material Prepared by: Craig Douglas **I do not take marks off for late assignments‚ but I ask you to follow the course syllabus as best as possible. Please ensure that all assignments are in to me by email before the last day of the course.** Course Name Introduction to Logistics (CN SCM 110) Purpose Explore Basic Logistics Text Book Contemporary Logistics 10th Edition Author(s):
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3/21/2014 Impact of information technology on the performance of logistics industry: the case of Hong Kong and Pearl Delta region : Journal of the Operational Rese… palgrave-journals.com Advance Online Publication Publications A-Z index Login Register Article JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY | GENERAL PAPER Impact of information technology on the performance of logistics industry: the case of Hong Kong and Pearl Delta region King Lun Choy‚ Angappa Gunasekaran
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including cut‚ dried and deep-frozen products‚ and fruit baskets. These activities are done by Sunfresh itself in its Rotterdam location. Organization The company has the following departments in place: • Sales • Purchasing • Logistics. Including Warehouse and Transportation • Production‚ including Production Planning Office • Accounting • Data Processing The management of the company consists of a commercial director and an operations director. The commercial
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TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II TABLE OF CONTENTS III LIST OF FIGURES V LIST OF TABLES V 1 INTRODUCTION 1 PART 1: TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTIC INDUSTRY 2 2 EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS 2 2.1 TECHNOLOGICAL 2 2.2 ECONOMICAL 2 2.3 MARKET 2 2.4 POLITICAL AND LEGAL 2 2.5 ENVIRONMENTAL 3 2.6 SOCIETAL 3 2.7 DEMOGRAPHIC 3 3 INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS 4 3.1 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES MODEL 4 3.1.1 Threat of new entrants (Low) 4 3.1.2 Threat of substitutes (Low – medium) 5 3.1.3 Bargaining
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discounted products and in order to achieve this goal Wal-Mart needed to achieve high levels of efficiency in its supply chain. In this paper‚ we will discuss two areas: distribution and logistics system‚ and the benefits the IT brought to Wal-Mart’s inventory and logistics management. PART ONE Distribution and logistics system 1. Distribution Centres A distribution centre is a warehouse which is stocked with products to be redistributed to retailers and wholesalers‚ or directly to customers.
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