Improving the most important logistics- Changing the supply chain of International Federation of Red Cross Red crescent Societies (IFRC)
Case study - 12 pages - Logistics
Logistics management is “that part of the supply chain process that plans, implements and controls the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption in order to meet customers' requirements”. This...
International Transactions - publié le 04/04/2008
Presentation - 10 pages - Logistics
Through the international market, Frieght Fowarders are providing a large range of services to the exporters as well to the importers. The market sphere keeps is growing at an increasing trend all over the world. Therefore Freight is going to play a prominent role, as geographical barriers have...
Discuss the link between procurement, sourcing, suppliers, and production strategies in supply chains
Essay - 8 pages - Logistics
The mission of supply chain management is to have processes integrated between the functions of the firm. Consequently, procurement, production, distribution, and marketing are members of a network. The vision of the supply chain management is to deliver value to customers. Moreover, the...
Rezidor SAS: CRM in the hospitality industry
Case study - 9 pages - Logistics
It's a key issue for Rezidor SAS to know who its customers are and what are their needs and expectations in order to align the best strategy in order to target them and to make them more loyal. Moreover, it will allow determining who customers are the most profitable. The CRM vision of the...
Alko - publié le 17/02/2008
Case study - 9 pages - Logistics
For the past few years, the profits of ALKO have shrunk because of a more active concurrence. Then, the board of directors of this company, which produces lighting fixtures, decided to hire Gary Fisher to try to find a solution to reduce the delivery costs. After having studied how the company...
Impacts of RFID on the supply chain
Essay - 7 pages - Logistics
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Technologies) has become very popular and is considered as a major advanced in supply chain management. In fact, RFID is the fastest growing segment of the automatic data capture and identification market. RFID is a technique for electronic labeling and...
Supply Chain and Logistics Managements' evolution
Essay - 4 pages - Logistics
Globally, supply chain management (SCM) is the whole set of tools and methods that are used by managers in order to improve the supply chain of a company. Indeed, supply chain management is regarded as a process in which planning, implementing and controlling, allow the companies to satisfy the...
An implementation of the AIM and DRIVE method - publié le 22/11/2006
Essay - 31 pages - Logistics
According to the industry benchmarks, Bob's Farm Stores is spending more than it needs to on its purchasing process. We believe that they could save a total of $1,065,462 by implementing three strategies, namely 1) implementing a mid-tier ERP system, 2) consolidating the number of annual...
An implementation of the AIM and DRIVE method
Essay - 31 pages - Logistics
Based on industry benchmarks, Bob's Farm Stores is spending more than it needs to on its purchasing process. We believe that they could save a total of $1,065,462 by implementing three strategies, namely 1) implementing a mid-tier ERP system, 2) consolidating the number of annual purchase orders...
Foxtel TCO Analysis
Case study - 50 pages - Logistics
Sourcing in China started with low-tech products but it has evolved beyond that, says Jim Hemerling, a senior vice president in The Boston Consulting Group's Shanghai office. "Now, in addition to traditional products, another huge area is consumer electronics. I believe the next big wave will...
Foxtel TCO Analysis - publié le 22/11/2006
Case study - 50 pages - Logistics
"Sourcing in China started with low-tech products but it has evolved beyond that," says Jim Hemerling, a senior vice president in The Boston Consulting Group's Shanghai office. "Now, in addition to traditional products, another huge area is consumer electronics. I believe the next big wave...
US seaports: how to avoid congestion in the future? - publié le 21/11/2006
Essay - 13 pages - Logistics
The continuous increase of port congestion in the San Pedro Bay is persuading the importers to relocate the port of entry for their goods. However, both the ports at Long Beach and Los Angeles provide facilities and services that cannot matched by any other ports. This reports first aims to...
US seaports: how to avoid congestion in the future?
Essay - 13 pages - Logistics
The continuous increase of port congestion in the San Pedro Bay is pushing every day more importers to relocate the port of entry of their goods. However, both ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles provide facilities and service that can not be found in any port. This reports first aims to present...
Total Productive Maintenance
Case study - 9 pages - Logistics
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) relates to managing activities that are productive and implemented by each individual in an organization. The main focus of TPM is to maximize the overall equipment effectiveness of the asset which is utilized to produce the goods and services. TPM was an...
Total Productive Maintenance - publié le 21/11/2006
Case study - 9 pages - Logistics
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) manufactures activities that are productive and implemented by everyone in the organization. The main focus of TPM is to maximize the overall equipment effectiveness of the asset which is utilized to produce the goods and services. TPM focus on establishing...
Supply chain security in the United States
Essay - 16 pages - Logistics
A global supply chain links the United States and the rest of the world. Across the time, the focus has been put on reducing the costs of transport, and therefore resulted in a decrease of the ship crew, customs duty and requirements. However, Sept 11 posed a clear threat on global exchange, and...
SERVQUAL: a tool to measure service quality - publié le 21/11/2006
Essay - 7 pages - Logistics
Services are unique performances between the buyers (customers) and the sellers (service or product providers). Companies which provide better quality can gain competitive advantage. The level of service quality is the difference between perceived service and the client's expectation. So we...
SERVQUAL: A tool to measure service quality
Thesis - 7 pages - Logistics
SERVQUAL consists of a model developed by Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry (1986) which helps measure service quality through a series of steps. It concentrates on the notion of perceived quality. “Perceived quality refers to a consumer's judgment about a product's overall excellence”...
Global Logistics: Ikea's global supply chain model
Case study - 28 pages - Logistics
The decisions regarding the supply chain design highly depends of the kind of products or services a company is dealing with. Issues such as the sourcing location or the distribution method will be affected by a whole range of requirements given by the nature of the products. In the first part...
