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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Business logistics The way business is done was revolutionised by the Internet and caused emergence of the e-commerce. The main changes from the business perspective happened in the supply chain. Supply chain is important for any business‚ because it literally shows the way inputs go through to reach the customers. It is often very sophisticated and complex‚ but simple version could be shown in the following scheme: As far as the logistics is concerned‚ we can look closely to that aspect
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Case 1 Integrated Logistics Overview This case finds Tom Lippert‚ sales representative for DuPont Engineering Polymers (DEP)‚ in a situation common to today’s competitive sales environment. His company‚ as a supplier to a major manufacturer (GARD)‚ is faced with changing times. GARD is in the midst of a “changing of the guard” as Mr. Lippert’s long-time contact‚ Mike O’Leary‚ retires. O’Leary’s successor‚ Richard Binish‚ brings a new set of supplier expectations to the fore of GARD’s
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Paul Munnelly Business Logistics & Transportation Case Study 1 Integrated Logistics for DEP/GARD Company: C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 Percentage: 60‚60‚15‚15 25‚25‚15‚15 15‚15‚25‚25 60‚60 25‚25 25‚25 Compound: A B E F A B C D A B E F C D E F C D DEP Materials Inventory (7 Days) Manufacturing (6-8 Days) Distribution Warehouse DEP Truck (since destination is within 200 miles) GARD 1. As
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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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Inbound Logistics is the flow of product into a production unit or warehouse and has not traditionally been the responsibility of a single individual. Production‚ procurement and supply chain have all played a part but the end result can be unsatisfactory. The start of the supply chain is all-important. Quality of service provision inbound can be the difference between a successful sales promotions or a repackaged product being delivered late and left on the shelf. It can make or break the sales
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Logistics and facility costs incurred within a supply chain change as the number of facilities‚ their location‚ and capacity allocation is changed. Companies must consider inventory‚ transportation‚ and facility costs when designing their supply chain networks. Inventory and facility costs increase as the number of facilities in a supply chain increase. Transportation costs decrease as the number of facilities is increased. If the number of facilities increases to a point where inbound. Economies
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HALAL LOGISTIC Definition Halal logistics is the process of managing the material flow and information flow throughout the supply chain in accordance to a Halal standard. Halal is used to describe anything permissible under Islamic law‚ in contrast to haram‚ that which is forbidden. This covers aspects such as behaviour‚ speech‚ dress‚ conduct‚ manner‚ and dietary laws. CHARACTERISTIC OF HALAL LOGISTIC Halal
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Global Logistic Introduction Dell is a multibillion-dollar corporation that helps empower individual and communities with their innovative technology. Dell requires that all suppliers (domestically and globally) comply with the laws and regulations where the suppliers conduct business. Using global suppliers‚ Dell will need to understand the logistics to from the foreign suppliers to the end customer’s doorsteps. This paper will advise the factors impacting Dell’s transportation needs. It
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Introduction Reverse engineering is a process by which one understands the complete mechanism of a system by dismantling the system down into its components. The goal of reverse engineering was not to alter the system in any way but to understand the mechanism of the machine in order try and improve it. A stapler is a device‚ whose mechanism is to bind sheets of paper or similar material in place; by way of thin metal staples. Staplers are widely used in offices‚ schools ‚ businesses but not exclusive
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