Economic and Environmental Benefits of Crowdshipping
Litterature review - 7 pages - Logistics
This document assesses the economic and environmental benefits of crowdshipping through analysis of various studies, highlighting its potential to improve urban logistics efficiency.
Transport and Training Professional CV
Sample resume - 2 pages - Logistics
Expert CV model for transport and training professionals, highlighting key skills and experience.
Supplier Liability for Damaged Goods under Incoterms
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Logistics
This document discusses the liability of suppliers for damaged goods under different Incoterms, including CIF and DDP, and the possible actions a client can take in case of partial shipment due to packaging defects.
Amazon Logistics Model Analysis
Sectorial analysis - 15 pages - Logistics
This report analyzes Amazon's logistics model, its supply chain management, and adaptable strategies for e-commerce companies.
Application for Logistics and Transportation Internship
Cover letter - 1 pages - Logistics
A DUT Logistics and Transportation student applies for a four-week internship in the field of logistics and transportation, highlighting their knowledge, skills, and passion for the sector.
The CMA CGM Group
Case study - 2 pages - Logistics
The CMA CGM Group, now led by Rodolphe Saadé, is a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, employing more than 155,000 men and women worldwide, including nearly 6,000 in Marseille, where its headquarters are located. CMA CGM is a family-owned company, driven by a unique set of...
Driving Lean Transport and Logistics Operations at Chandra Transport Corporation
Case study - 2 pages - Logistics
Adopting lean practices in transport and logistics areas, particularly for companies like Chandra Transport Corporation (CTC) in India, has some inherent difficulties. Primarily, the fundamental challenge of logistics, which is its complexity and unpredictability, being boosted by the vast...
Disaster Preparedness
Course material - 6 pages - Logistics
Disaster preparedness is a crucial part of preparation for the safety of people in the community and well-being during natural or human-causing disasters. This paper provides a comprehensive understanding of community-based disaster preparedness, its essential elements, and the importance of...
International operations and logistics - Supply chain management
Case study - 9 pages - Logistics
Alpha, the explosion protection solutions manufacturer, recently faced financial pressure due to some external specific situations, mostly the global downturn in the oil and gas industry. Therefore, the company has had to imagine a new supply chain's strategy aiming at improving its global...
Analysis of the operations and supply chain management of Nestlé Company
Case study - 2 pages - Logistics
The Nestlé report for the first half of 2017 tells us that the net profit increased by 19% to 4.9 billion CHF. In the next chapters, we will try to analyze the role of the supply chain strategy in this success. First, we will define supply chain management, and then we will examine the strategy...
Analysis "OM/SCM in the news" Operations/supply chain management of Tesla Company
Case study - 2 pages - Logistics
The first article focuses on the importance of using the lithium battery in the automotive sector. This battery represents a great alternative to the use of diesel fuel. The essential component of this battery is the lithium is qualified by the "new gasoil". Consumption demand for this type of...
Chartering Practice and Methods: Case Study Report
Case study - 10 pages - Logistics
You are chartering the manager the following vessel. Run a voyage estimation for the following proposed employments and decide which is the most profitable proposal for your ship. Elaborate on reasons that could affect your choice beyond the direct number result. (...) What express clause(s)...
Gencon Charter Party (1994) - Chartering Practice and Methods
Text commentary - 6 pages - Logistics
Theophilus et al. (2018) explain that ship chartering is fundamentally an agreement that involves the charterer renting a vessel from a shipowner. According to the authors, the agreement typically involves an agreed amount of money representing the reward offered to the shipowner for the use of...
Theory of Constraints
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Logistics
In the late 1970s, Goldratt developed a production and operation management approach which was based on two major strategies. The two strategies include the philosophical principle of continuous improvement and analysis, investigation and creation of solutions to the underlying problems in an...
Supply Chain Management: The Main Groups in the Transport/Logistics Sector
Case study - 9 pages - Logistics
In all liberal economies based on the free movement of goods, people and capital, the transport and logistics sector is essential. The logistics sector is also one of the most dynamic in France, representing 10% of French GDP and generating nearly 2 million jobs. For several years, the...
Logistics techniques for international trade
Dissertation - 12 pages - Logistics
Local companies have traded with foreign companies for many years. These business relationships may consist of the buying and selling of goods, but large-scale corporate buyouts and mergers play a role on the international stage as well. Before an agreement is reached between two (international)...
Logistics outsourcing: the current situation and the future
Dissertation - 7 pages - Logistics
In a constantly developing business world, concentrating on your core activity can sometimes become difficult, given the diversity and number of tasks to be accomplished. This explains why company executives have taken a series of measures, including the outsourcing of logistics. Logistics is a...
Logistics Optimisation: The Case of Storage
Case study - 11 pages - Logistics
The logistical organisation, as part of the routing of products, from manufacturing to the points of consumption, is a succession of transport and warehousing phases. Within the framework of the logistical platform, storage is the upstream part of the process, handled by the reception and stock...
Supply chain management: the Boeing Dreamliner 787
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Logistics
We estimate the Boeing over outsourcing is supposed to be a good solution, but there is a loss of control concerning products and delivery delays. The outsourcing companies and suppliers encounter plenty of technical issues which created wrinkles on the supply chain. The delayed parts and the...
The use of recycled materials in pavement construction
Essay - 2 pages - Logistics
The rise in the amount of waste as well as by-products released into the environment has seen the cost of disposing this waste also rise significantly as such necessitating the consideration for alternative use of such material to prevent the extra cost of doing away with ‘waste'. This in...
Logistics Process Services (LPS) Firm Report
Case study - 5 pages - Logistics
LPS firm has transformed in a tremendous way in the transport sector. Its ways of approach to development of transport and integrated logistics is a sign of reshaping of its trade flows. The step this company has taken is yet to make a great contribution to its transport sector. The main aim of...
Logistics Magnagement - Pull and Push Inventory
Case study - 2 pages - Logistics
The world of business undergoes dynamic changes frequently. These changes occur because of the need for business to grow and survive the competition. Large business companies use various methods to sell their stock. They use various supply chains which will suit them and their customers best...
Logistics assessment
Case study - 3 pages - Logistics
“Supply chain management is concerned with achieving a more cost effective satisfaction to end customer requirements”(Christopher, 2005). Logistics traditionally represent the various activities implemented to handle goods from the supplier to the final customer. Today, these activities...
Logistics assessment - publié le 30/05/2012
Case study - 3 pages - Logistics
“Supply chain management is concerned with achieving a more cost effective satisfaction to end customer requirements”(Christopher, 2005). Logistics traditionally represent the various activities implemented to handle goods from the supplier to the final customer. Today, these activities...
Reverse logistics
Case study - 3 pages - Logistics
Reverse logistics refers to all operations to the using again products and materials (Kokkinaki et al., 2001). The Council of Logistics Management defined logistics as the process of “planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, cost effective flow of raw materials, in-process...
International logistics and procurement (2010-2011)
Internship report - 15 pages - Logistics
Definition of procurement: It can be defined as the purchase of goods or services at the optimum possible cost, in the correct amount and quality. These goods/services are also purchased at the correct time and location by signing a contract. Definition of logistics: It is to get the right...
The supply chain of Total
Thesis - 10 pages - Logistics
Total S.A. is a French oil company, founded in 1924, and one of the six "Supermajor oil companies in the world". The term supermajor refers to the six largest energy companies, International Oil Company (IOC): British Petroleum (UK), Chevron Corporation (USA), ConocoPhillips (USA), ExxonMobil...
India's supply chain challenges in the retail industry
Case study - 6 pages - Logistics
This academic paper explores the Indian retail industry. The focus point of the paper is on the supply chain challenges that the industry faces. Needless being said, India has been singled out as one of the fastest growing economies in emerging markets, so it is not a surprise that the...
Key elements of Ericsson Global sourcing strategy
Presentation - 1 pages - Logistics
Case stydy which highlight the strategy of ERICSSON and the different competitve advantages that the company try to develop to ensure his position of leader in communication.
General information on logistics
Case study - 8 pages - Logistics
Logistics is the set of operations that are intended to provide everything, from meeting the basic needs to live, move, fight and for the treatment and evacuation of personnel. It strikes a balance between the place, time and quantity of all necessary factors. Tactics and logistics are two...
