References: Franco Caron et al (JOURNALOF BUSINESS LOGISTICS. Vol.17. No.l. 1996) Chandrasekhar Das and Rajesh Tyagi (JOURNALOF BUSINESS LOGISTICS‚ Vol.20‚No Lisa M. Ellram (International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management‚ Vol. 25 No. 8‚ 1995‚ pp. 4-23.) Roger Mansfield (Bureaucracy and Centralization: An Examination of Organizational Structure)
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Outsourcing Product Distribution The Right Way By Gregory Wick of Quovera As seen in: Logistics and Supply Chain online magazine Aug. 2‚ 2000 For Internet companies that cannot afford to buy and store their inventory or hire an internal logistics staff‚ outsourcing the product distribution function can be either a smart business decision or a disaster. Success or failure in distribution depends on how carefully and continuously you manage this function to make sure your distribution partners
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Reverse Logistics Management- An Effective Strategy for Revenue Maximization in CPG Industry April‚ 2009 Over the years‚ Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Companies have been focusing on managing forward logistics processes to reduce operational costs. In a world where quality holds paramount importance‚ the attitude towards forward logistics has evolved to include enhancement of customer service quality. Meanwhile‚ ever growing concern for environmental problems‚ and pressure from the global competitive
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Executive Summary The performance of the logistics system has a major impact on cost structures‚ revenues‚ service quality‚ and competitiveness in Australian industry. Logistics activities have been evolving rapidly in response to changes such as globalization‚ general industry restructuring‚ new production processes‚ and technological advances. Many firms‚ government agencies and joint industry/government bodies are developing programs to improve logistics performance in Australia. The initiatives
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BAB- e-business supply chain management International Automobile Components Case Study ESC4701- Lean Principles Group 3 Shuo Li‚ Shangfeng Sun‚ Virender Chopra‚ Bingling He‚ Weihong Jin‚ Wenjia Zan Contents Executive Summary 2 Problem Definition 2 Key Assumptions 2 Quantitative Analysis 3 Qualitative Analysis 3 Recommendations 5 Appendix A- Employee Ratios Calculation 7 Appendix B- Communication Channel Calculation 7 Appendix C- Warehousing Strategy Change 8 Appendix D- Ground Transportation
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trucking company that has never lost a customer and never lost a day to labor disputes. As Douglas Dean was preparing for a strategic planning‚ meeting with top executives‚ he was mulling over recent trends in the trucking industry as well as the logistics field. Dean knew Double D was a profitable regional trucking company and registered high in customer satisfaction surveys. He also knew that to retain this enviable position he must continue to be innovative and provide the services customers need
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ACC was among the first Indian companies to adopt automation of information technology. We started computerizing our systems as early as 1968 - a commitment to progress through the harnessing of relevant available technologies‚ a practice that continues even today. We have traveled a long way from our early days when we were using simple keypunching machines. Significant improvements have been made in application systems and infrastructure since then - from Batch processing to on-line systems‚
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Southern Economic Corridor-connecting Thailand‚ Cambodia‚ and Vietnam. The Southern Economic Corridor has a connecting route further to Dawei Deep Sea Port in Myanmar that can distribute products to the Middle East and Europe. This will bring down the logistic cost of Thailand that depend smuch on expensive road transportation. ------------------------------------------------- http://www.scb.co.th/eic/doc/en/insight/SCB_Insight_AEC2012_EN.pdf -------------------------------------------------
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transportation capabilities to be able to support the expansion of their logistic network can be challenging‚ investing in a third-party logistics provider will allow the focus of core competency and revamping of transportation logistics. Benefits of 3PL The result of an increasing trend toward outsourcing of logistic activities‚ shippers have been faced with the inevitability of selecting an appropriate third-party logistics provider (Soh‚ 2009). The process of finding the best suitable 3PL provider
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combination of activities which help a company to improve the methods to make a product or service and deliver it to customers. (Larson‚ 2004) SCM encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing‚ procurement‚ conversion‚ and logistics management activities. More importantly‚ it includes coordination and collaboration with other people who are associated with the business like suppliers‚ intermediaries‚ third-party service providers‚ and customers. SCM of Dell Computer Corporation
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